Digital Comics Coming to Sony PSP, Are eReaders Next?
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Earlier this week Sony announced that the PlayStation Portable will have an eReader by December and, even better, users will be able to read comics on it. Sony has partnered with IDW Publishing and iVerse Media, and Marvel Entertainment to bring back-catalog, new and digital-only titles to the handheld. The PSP isn't the ideal device for this, but now that Marvel is in the game, I'm hoping that it will signal a sea-change as far as comics on digital readers.
There are more good eReaders out there beyond Amazon's Kindle, and though they're currently all grayscale, that shouldn't hinder manga publishers. Color eReaders will be here in the next year, including the one from Plastic Logic, who is already partnered with Barnes & Noble's new eBookstore. The iPhone and other smartphones will get their share of apps, too, but I think the best device for reading digital comics will be the new tablet computers on the horizon, like the Apple Tablet/Giant iPod Touch or the CrunchPad.
If you had a lightwieght touchscreen device, wouldn't you want to read all of your comics and books on it? Imagine carrying around hundreds of graphic novels at once, and being able to flip through them like you would a book. It would also be a great way to sample and discover new comics.
There are more good eReaders out there beyond Amazon's Kindle, and though they're currently all grayscale, that shouldn't hinder manga publishers. Color eReaders will be here in the next year, including the one from Plastic Logic, who is already partnered with Barnes & Noble's new eBookstore. The iPhone and other smartphones will get their share of apps, too, but I think the best device for reading digital comics will be the new tablet computers on the horizon, like the Apple Tablet/Giant iPod Touch or the CrunchPad.
If you had a lightwieght touchscreen device, wouldn't you want to read all of your comics and books on it? Imagine carrying around hundreds of graphic novels at once, and being able to flip through them like you would a book. It would also be a great way to sample and discover new comics.
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