Amazon plans to absorb Comixology delayed

(Pocket-lint) - Plans to motorboat a caller Comixology app and integrate the work much with Amazon person been pushed backmost to aboriginal 2022.

The caller Comixology app volition necessitate users to log successful utilizing an Amazon account. At present, you tin usage either Amazon oregon a dedicated Comixology relationship but volition request to merge them for aboriginal use.

In addition, the caller app volition see comics bought connected Amazon's website oregon done the Kindle Store. And, the dedicated Comixology website volition redirect to Amazon itself.

The Kindle app volition besides past beryllium capable to work Comixology bought comic books.

Comixology Unlimited subscribers successful the US volition inactive beryllium capable to work their books successful the caller app, but alongside immoderate downloaded done Amazon Prime oregon Kindle Unlimited.

Those who person bid subscriptions presently volition request to migrate those too, utilizing the 1-Click method connected Amazon.

The caller acquisition tin beryllium previewed connected Amazon.com now, but the iOS and Android app won't beryllium released until aboriginal adjacent twelvemonth (it was primitively planned for this "fall").

The existing Comixology app volition beryllium discontinued aft the caller mentation has launched.

"Thanks for being a scholar of and an advocator for this astonishing creation form. I'm genuinely grateful to enactment with specified a passionate squad of comic and manga lovers. I look guardant to releasing our caller app... and pursuing up with large caller features and improvements astatine a much accelerated pace," said the co-founder of Comixology, David Steinberger successful a missive to users.

Writing by Rik Henderson. Originally published connected 24 November 2021.