If nothing else I would like to put all of my CBRs of Iron Man and Hawkman on a tablet which I could just bring with me and read without having to break out my back issues. I don't know that I would go whole hog into buying new comics in digital format, but for back issues I think it would make a nice compact package.
On Sep 29, 1:07 pm, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, there are definitely advantages and disadvantages to digital comics > that I have found over the past few months. I found one of the many > advantages yesterday, besides the storage aspect, in that I was able to buy > The Fury of Firestorm instantly instead of having to wait to get to my local > comic book store that is so far away knowing that I would not be able to get > there for a couple of weeks or so. In the case of Firestorm, I wanted to > read it as soon as it was available, not wait for a couple of weeks. I still > plan on buying it from my LCS in analog format. > > ---------------------------------------- > Have a Better One, > Edward Crosbyhttp://about.me/edwardcrosby > > On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Michael Bailey > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > It's kind of funny how my mind has changed when it comes to digital > > comics. I used to be totally against it and would sit in my room hugging my > > comic boxes while rocking back and forth saying, "Never give them up...never > > give them up..." Over the past year or so I have gone through some changes > > when it comes to the number of comics I own and digital comics look a lot > > more appealing. There is something cool about being able to store comics > > digitally and load them on a tablet of some kind, sitting in a comfy chair > > or in bed and reading without worrying about having a stack o' comics to > > deal with. The problem is that I am worried that I may not like the > > experience for reasons similar to Ed's. What if it sucks? So I am going to > > wait and see if there is another reason to justify the expense of a tablet. > > > It does look cool though. > > > On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Interesting. > >> Now, as I am mentioned before, I have a Pandigital Novel 7" "tablet" that > >> I have loaded Android on that Pandigital has actually provided via their > >> site. I have been using it to read digital comic books but I don't find it > >> an enjoyable experience. Maybe it's mostly because I'm old and partially > >> blind but I have a very difficult time reading comic books on the 7" > >> screen. > >> Sometimes the word bubbles are just too small to read and I usually have to > >> magnify it via the application I use (Android Comic Viewer). > >> Now, using the ComiXology app may be a little bit of a different > >> experience. I meant to post this earlier but I've been slammed today at > >> work. I posted a video of the ComiXology app over on my G+ account earlier > >> this morning but this was something I experienced on my PC with a 22" > >> monitor and also on my media PC plugged into my 37" LCD TV monitor > >> yesterday. This video is from my PC with the 22" monitor: > > >>http://bit.ly/qiXrOH > > >> I guess I will try reading the Firestorm comic later today on ComiXology > >> on the 7" Pandigital to see if the experience is different. I tried > >> yesterday before reading the issue on my TV but it would never download to > >> the application on the Pandigital. I'm sure it would have eventually but I > >> was too impatient. > > >> ---------------------------------------- > >> Have a Better One, > >> Edward Crosby > >>http://about.me/edwardcrosby > > >> On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]>wrote: > > >>> Apparently DC thinks the Kindle Fire is perfect for their comics. > > >>>http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2011/09/29/dc-entertainment-digital-grap... > > >>> On Sep 28, 1:41 pm, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > I like the pricepoint, but at 7" I think it will be too small to be a > >>> > comic reader, which is the main thing I am looking for in a tablet. I > >>> > believe Ed has said in the past that the 7" is passable but not good > >>> > for comics. > > >>> > On Sep 28, 10:31 am, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> > > Haters gonna hate... > > >>> > > Sent from my iPhone > > >>> > > On Sep 28, 2011, at 10:19 AM, Jason Service <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > > >>> > > > The running joke with the St Pete geeks is that Jen and my Droid X > >>> phones are tablets due to their size...(grumble grumble, iPhone devotees, > >>> grumble grumble) > > >>> > > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>> > > > Still too small. > > >>> > > >http://engt.co/pHWFkB > > >>> > > > Why must these manufacturers continue to build and sell a 7" device > >>> and call it a tablet? It may be perfect for reading books but for tablet > >>> functions a device needs to be at least 10". > > >>> > > > ---------------------------------------- > >>> > > > Have a Better One, > >>> > > > Edward Crosby > >>> > > >http://about.me/edwardcrosby > >>> > > > -- > >>> > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>> Groups "The Unique Geek" group. > >>> > > > To post to this group, send email to > >>> [email protected]. > >>> > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected]. > >>> > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > >>> groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > >>> > > > -- > >>> > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>> Groups "The Unique Geek" group. > >>> > > > To post to this group, send email to > >>> [email protected]. > >>> > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected]. > >>> > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > >>> groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.-Hide quoted text - > > >>> > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > >>> > - Show quoted text - > > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >>> "The Unique Geek" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected]. > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "The Unique Geek" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > -- > > This post/e-mail was written by Michael Bailey, Superman Apologist > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Unique Geek" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. 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