Submitted: The Two Sides Team June 1, 2012
I posted an article about my preference for print comics vs. digital download. A few people responded and the majority stated they preferred print as well. The few that like digital better, made some good arguments as well. For example; the availability or proximity of comic shops, and shear storage of several hundred or thousands of comics.
I posted an article about my preference for print comics vs. digital download. A few people responded and the majority stated they preferred print as well. The few that like digital better, made some good arguments as well. For example; the availability or proximity of comic shops, and shear storage of several hundred or thousands of comics.
I also posted a poll, which could have been worded better, and included more options, but the gist of it was; if you could view a comic online for a fraction of the cost, without owning it, would you? Or do you want to own the comic…digital or otherwise? The majority of folks wanted “ownership”. I get that. However, I don’t think many people really understand what “digital” ownership means. As far as I know you can not sell or trade digital comics that you have bought. Therefore, you don’t actually “own” the property. Comixology for example hosts my digital comics and I just use my devices to access them.
On the Poll page of my previous article on this topic “marknjoanna” asked a very good question that got me thinking. The question is: