Amazon has announced today that they have
bought the widely popular digital comic seller, Comixology. Here is the press release:
Amazon.com
today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire comiXology, the
company that revolutionized the digital comics reading experience with their
immersive Guided View technology and makes discovering, buying, and reading
comic books and graphic novels easier and more fun than ever before.
“ComiXology’s
mission is to spread the love of comics and graphic novels in all forms,” said
David Steinberger, co-founder and CEO of comiXology. “There is no better home
for comiXology than Amazon to see this vision through. Working together, we
look to accelerate a new age for comic books and graphic novels.”
“Amazon and
comiXology share a passion for reinventing reading in a digital world,” said
David Naggar, Amazon Vice President, Content Acquisition and Independent
Publishing. “We’ve long admired the passion comiXology brings to changing the
way we buy and read comics and graphic novels. We look forward to investing in
the business, growing the team, and together, bringing comics and graphic
novels to even more readers.”
Founded in
2007, comiXology offers a broad library of digital comic book content from over
75 of the top publishers as well as top independent creators. Following the
acquisition, comiXology’s headquarters will remain in New York.
Terms of the
acquisition were not disclosed. Subject to various closing conditions, the
acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter of 2014.
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