Do you read comics? If so, I think you need an iPad. Marvel and DC both have iPad apps that you can use to buy (mostly backlist) titles. But there are also apps, ComicZeal is one, that let you read various free comics that you can load onto your iPad through iTunes. It's great to have hundreds of comics in the space of a trade paperback. In many ways, the iPad is the future of comics, and I urge you to try it out.
The only real drawback to comics is not one that's unique to the digital experience. It's the price. Most comics in the DC app are $1.99 -- $1 less than a new comic sells for in a comic shop. But even so, the books are too expensive. Even a slow reader can plow though a standard comic in ten minutes or so. This is an entertainment cost of $12/hour. For reference, a movie likely runs in the $6 -7/hour range. Buying a 30 minute TV show from iTunes has an entertainment cost of $4/hour. In truth, comics need to be about $1/book to compete with these other forms of entertainment. Until then, it's just to expensive to spend much time on.
Cheers,
David
My apologies for not writing to you for so long. I've been sucked in by the twitter thing. And then I couldn't remember my password to get in to this site. But, considering it only took me about two minutes to sort that out and I have blogged here since April of last year, it seems a bit hard for me to place much blame there.
But regardless of who or what is to blame, I'm back. And what I'd like to share with you today will revolutionize your life. Or at least the part of you life that you spend asleep. I'm here today to tell you about the Bed Fan I ordered from Brookstone last week. The Bed Fan is a fan that you set up at the foot of your bed, between the top and bottom sheets. When you're in bed, it can blow a strong breeze up across your toes. These days, I've been cranking the Bed Fan up to about it's middle setting and leaving my A/C five degrees warmer then I previously had it set to, and I still wake up feeling a bit chilly in the morning. So I'm sleeping better and saving money. In short, I can't recommend the Bed Fan enough.
Thanks,
David