Marvel's Digital Comics Unlimited

Ginkasa · 05-22-2012, 10:40 PM

The actual issue (supposedly) with back issues and their price has to do with Apple. Basically, the publishers want to be able to do sales every now and then on older titles to bring attention to them and what not (Marvel Mondays and DC's 101 sales, etc). Anyway. Apple doesn't want anything to go below .99 for some reason? So, issues are priced at 1.99 so that they can be lowered later.

That's what I've heard, anyway. Could be wrong.

BreakABone · 05-22-2012, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Ginkasa

The actual issue (supposedly) with back issues and their price has to do with Apple. Basically, the publishers want to be able to do sales every now and then on older titles to bring attention to them and what not (Marvel Mondays and DC's 101 sales, etc). Anyway. Apple doesn't want anything to go below .99 for some reason? So, issues are priced at 1.99 so that they can be lowered later.

That's what I've heard, anyway. Could be wrong.

Probably makes some sense.. though they have a website and are on Google Play as well.

Ginkasa · 05-23-2012, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by BreakABone

Probably makes some sense.. though they have a website and are on Google Play as well.

The vast majority of their business comes from Apple products, though. Additionally, comiXology and the individual publishers are doubtlessly interested in keeping pricing, etc. the same across the board regardless of the device used.