Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 For the last few weeks, the Comixology app posted a notification informing users that the legacy app would be retiring in favor of one that completes the integration of Comixology with the overall Amazon/Kindle ecosystem. That integration happened last week and it's been an unmitigated disaster on every level possible. The new app has SIGNIFICANTLY less features/functionality the the old one. - Wish Lists? Gone. - Smart Lists? Gone. - Enhanced Library Functions (like Archiving)? Gone. - Ease of seeing what's on sale? Gone. - Subscriptions for non-US readers? Gone, and existing subscriptions being cancelled without notice - Many user-friendly/quality of life features? Gone. Gone Gone. You get the picture, but don't take my word for it - take a gander at its general reception from the press (and Patton Oswalt): Opinion: Comixology's New Update Takes All the Fun Out of Reading Digital Comics - IGN WWW.IGN.COM Comixology recently rolled out Version 4.0 of its digital comics service, and the results are anything but pretty. We break down why this upgrade is such a major step back, and why Comixology's misstep is bad for the industry as a whole. Amazon's Comixology Overhaul Is Here, and It Sucks GIZMODO.COM After years of relative independence, Amazon's closer integration of Comixology comes with lost features, bad storefronts, and a truly woeful browser reader. Amazon's Comixology migration is a disaster - here's what you need to know | AppleInsider APPLEINSIDER.COM Comixology is migrating users to a new app that brings all the good and bad features of Amazon Kindle with it. Here's everything you need to know about the migration. Amazon's Buggy ComiXology Overhaul Slammed by Comic Creators and Readers WWW.CBR.COM The lack of a decent digital reader and a confusing new interface are chief among the complaints lodged against ComiXology. Comic Readers Outraged Over Comixology's Amazon Change SCREENRANT.COM Amazon isn't doing comic fans any favors... The new comiXology app is just Kindle Comics, for better and (much) worse. WWW.COMICSBEAT.COM If you are considering updating to the new app at the insistence of comiXology. Don't. Just don't. Keep the old one as long as you are able. Amazon’s ComiXology update has users justifiably upset BAMSMACKPOW.COM The new updates to ComiXology may cause the app and Amazon hundreds of subscribers. ComiXology has been the leader in digital comics for years. It’s not ... Patton Oswalt Vs ComiXology And The App Update (Bleeding Cool) Quote Another day, more ComiXology complaints to join the litany that Bleeding Cool has been reporting in recent days. But maybe a chink of light as well? But first, the issues reached geek royalty as Patton Oswalt opened up his ComiXology app to read his comic books and… oh dear. Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera... The new Comixology app is so very terrible in its current state that I honestly don't think I'm going too far out on a limb to suggest that it could potentially impact the comics industry as a whole if not rectified in relatively short order (and if there's one entertainment industry that can ill afford to take anymore knocks, it's THAT one!). I can honestly imagine the major publishers putting some heat on Amazon to "fix this shit NOW!" Here's the kicker for me: the app instantly crashes whenever I try to open it on my Kindle Fire tablet and I'm definitely not the only person that's happening to based on comments on the Kindle App Store. In other words, an app developed by Amazon is instantly crashing on an Amazon tablet. Fantastic QC there, guys! This debacle pretty much made my mind up to transition out of the Amazon ecosystem as much as possible. The price increase in Amazon Prime already had me on the fence as to whether or not to renew my membership seeing as how I really don't purchase that much in the way of physical goods from Amazon, but this Comixology nonsense has pushed me over into the "cancel Prime" side and to attempt to reduce my overall exposure to this nauseating company. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 As someone who uses Comixology app but buys nothing from it this doesn't affect me much and I still like the features more than the Kindle app. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Damn. I haven't been on Comixology in a minute but I was definitely going to start to explore it more to catch up on some back issues. They fucked it up, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 21, 2022 Author Share Posted February 21, 2022 34 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: As someone who uses Comixology app but buys nothing from it this doesn't affect me much and I still like the features more than the Kindle app. I can all but assure you that those features are probably gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 21, 2022 Author Share Posted February 21, 2022 34 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: They fucked it up, huh? That's putting it mildly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 20 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: I can all but assure you that those features are probably gone I used it today and it worked as how it always did in the way I used it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 Oh yeah - things are still going swimmingly. The app is currently only slightly less terrible than it was a year ago and now this happens: Quote So. Comixology. My name is Scott and I spent my ~10 years at Comixology working on the pages and lists customers clicked on, the pulllist (way back when).... and the discount sales that everybody likes. It'd the best job I ever had, and the best people I ever worked with. Quote This morning, there were significant cuts to the Comixology staff. I have no numbers to share, but it looks like, from the outside, that at least 50% of the staff have been let go. Possibly 75%. From 50-75% of Comixology staff let go in Amazon layoffs WWW.COMICSBEAT.COM From 50-75% of Comixology staff let go in Amazon layoffs It's safe to say that the app won't receive any further updates and will be discontinued in favor of rolling the comics reading experience into the overall Kindle platform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 While abhorrent to hear of so many losing their jobs & livlihoods, with this, the Smile program getting yeeted, Microsoft laying off 5% of its entire workforce, like wtf is going on here? Also, I shall use this post to say: SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL COMIC STORES & BUY PHYSICAL! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Also both Marvel AND DC have their own digital subscribtion services now... not sure who else has them but that HAS to hurt Comixology. Also with all of the Manga sites that are free, of course they would get squeezed out. The comic book industry is such a racket now... you have to be making six figures to really keep up if you're still buying physical. Otherwise people either go digital or they straight up pirate books online. My comic book hobby is by FAR my most expensive hobby... no joke my monthly comic book bill is easily a car payment. A NICE car I have problems. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 6 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: Also both Marvel AND DC have their own digital subscribtion services now... not sure who else has them but that HAS to hurt Comixology. Also with all of the Manga sites that are free, of course they would get squeezed out. The comic book industry is such a racket now... you have to be making six figures to really keep up if you're still buying physical. Otherwise people either go digital or they straight up pirate books online. My comic book hobby is by FAR my most expensive hobby... no joke my monthly comic book bill is easily a car payment. A NICE car I have problems. I'd really like to see your pull list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Gonna go ahead and cancel Comixology Unlimited now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 3 hours ago, SoberChef said: I'd really like to see your pull list! Don't have one... I just order shit every week and have them shipped to me if I don't go to the store. That's not counting all the books I get from the various online auctions I participate in. I'm bidding on a bunch of books now. 3 hours ago, GeneticBlueprint said: Gonna go ahead and cancel Comixology Unlimited now Yeah I probably should too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Now they are merging the Comixology app with Kindle. https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/comics-store/mkt/comixology-app-merge-faq Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted November 15, 2023 Author Share Posted November 15, 2023 15 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: Now they are merging the Comixology app with Kindle. https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/comics-store/mkt/comixology-app-merge-faq Considering what the ComiXology app had become, it's not that big of a loss, but it's still a damned shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 22 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Considering what the ComiXology app had become, it's not that big of a loss, but it's still a damned shame. It really is. I hate seeing all of my comics mixed in with my books in my Kindle Library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 I only recently bought Invincible as my first digital comic, but I don't really notice any difference in the two apps for simple reading purposes. I never really read regular books on my iPad, so I don't really mind intermingling the collections. Does seem like a pain for people with significant libraries though. They should at least have their own tabs in the app though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 48 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said: It really is. I hate seeing all of my comics mixed in with my books in my Kindle Library. You can use the filter on the top left and it has a filter specifically for "Comics & Manga" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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