As a member of that last constituency and a voracious consumer of digital content, I’m keeping my fingers crossed. It’s not tough to envision a happy outcome here: If Amazon helps get ComiXology comics in front of more paying customers, it can be a boon for Amazon, ComiXology, comics publishers and comics readers. (Naggar told me that the company will continue to sell comics outside of ComiXology–graphic novels are already a major Kindle category–but that even there, cross-pollination is possible.) Of course, there are obvious opportunities for synergy: It would be startling if some flavor of ComiXology didn’t wind up as a standard feature of Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablets, for instance. If the ComiXology story follows a similar arc, I’ll be happy. And it still retains its own identity after six years of Amazon ownership. When I heard that last one, I calmed down a little: Similar to ComiXology’s position in the comics world, Audible was the leader in digital audiobooks long before Amazon bought it. Naggar points out some examples of past Amazon acquisitions that followed this model: IMDb, Zappos and Audible. Best eBook Reader for Comic Book Fans Comixology. “It gives them resources and lets them go on the same path, only faster, better and stronger.” Read Our Review of the Amazon Kindle App for Android The official Kindle apps on iOS, Android, Mac. ComiXology is a cloud-based digital comic distributor featuring more than 75,000 comics from major publishers like DC, Marvel, Image, BOOM, IDW, and more. “Amazon, when it buys a working company that’s doing a good job, tends to let them spread their wings,” says Steinberger.
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