1. Screen size
This is a big one 10″ is I think, the sweet spot.

2. Software
The os has to be easy to use. I need to be able to use apps that helps me do what I want with the tablet. The web browser has to support flash so I can use my marvel online subscription. Some sort of iTunes for comics is a must as well.

3. Battery life
I need to not worry about pluging in untill the end of the day.

4. Connectivity
I want to have wifi and 3g so I can read and download comics on the fly.

5. HD size
I want to not have to worry about free space on my device. A 100gb to 200gb drive would work well.

Well there you have it this is what I want to see. What about you?

Like iTunes and music, digital comics are a new way of interacting with the media and living with it.

I don’t buy music from Target, or Wal-Mart anymore, I get it from iTunes. Why? because it’s so easy.

I used to go to my local comic shop and get the weekly comics now I get them from a mail service. Why? it’s easier, and cheaper.

Now with digital comics it’s going to be even easier to get my books and cheaper. But there is problem, none of the books I read are digital. The big Two have not signed on with this idea yet. I’m not surprised however. Marvel is going a few steps closer with their online service and motion comics. DC is doing motion comics and they have some webcomics. Both have not really embraced the eventual destination of digital comics.

The upcoming Longbox app is going in the right direction. They are on the desktop and soon after will be on mobile devices. They working off of a iTunes like model, DRMs built in community, and so forth. Once I get my hands on the app I’ll give a full report.

Before I do that I wanted to voice my opinoin on what a digital comic service needs to be in order to succeed.

1) It needs to work cross platform and across all my devices.
this is key as I want to be able to read my comics at home on a big screen and on my iPhone.

2) Keep the prices low
I need to have a good reason to give up paper and the price is big. I had to cut my mail order in 1/2 this month and so going down to $.99 a book would keep me reading all books I fallow.

3) Be up to date with current issues
I don’t like to be behind the times, a week at most. Not 3 months like some of the titles on the Marvel digital comic service.

4) Marvel and DC need to support it.
No brainer here, most of my current books are from them. They get on board, it’s by by to paper comics.

I’d be ready to switch to digital right now if the above points would be reasonably met. Right now I’ll be looking at cutting back my paper dependency and looking to the future of digital comics with much anticipation.

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