Sunday, May 26, 2013

Digital Manga Adds Independent Comics to eManga Service

Indie on Digital

Digital Manga is a company that isn’t afraid to experiment. When they rebooted their eManga site, late last year, they did something very unusual for a comics publisher, let alone a manga publisher: They offered their books as downloads in a variety of different formats, including PDFs, CBZ, and Mobi, so readers could not only download them to the device of their choice but also move them from one mobile device to another.

Having expanded their digital options, Digital is now broadening their content offerings as well. They recently added American comics from Heroic Publishing to their lineup, and earlier this month they announced a new indie section that will feature a number of different genres. The most promising title is the steampunk mini-series Boston Metaphysical Society, which follows the adventures of a former Pinkerton detective and a spirit photographer in late-19th-century Boston. (It’s also available as a webcomic.) Other offerings include the sci-fi title Fuerza 7 (available in English and Spanish), and Megabook 1, a free, 212-page comics anthology featuring a mix of genres: Action, horror, sci-fi, and supernatural, among others.

It doesn’t look like Digital’s current selection is going to give comiXology Submit too much of a run for their money, in terms of quality or quantity, but it’s early days yet, and there are a few interesting comics up there. It’s worth taking a look, and if you see something you like, the prices are pretty reasonable, with plenty of free content as well.

Digital Manga Adds Independent Comics to eManga Service is a post from: E-Reader News

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