In July
2013, Image Comics made a major industry change by stating they would
sell their digital comics DRM-free, allowing people to download them onto a
variety of devices and read them without having to use a proprietary app. A
year after that, ComiXology began allowing publishers to sell DRM-free
comics through their digital service, including Image Comics. However, five
years later, if you want to download those comics, you’d better do so sharpish
as Image Comics announces they are going to quit directly selling or supporting
DRM-free comic books.
In a letter to customers, they say;
Dear Valued Customer,
This is an
email alert to inform you that ImageComics.com is
discontinuing the sale of DRM-free titles through our site.
Beginning on
November 5th, 2018, DRM-free versions of our books will no longer be
available for purchase and all sales of DRM-free versions through ImageComics.com will
be discontinued.
What this means for you:
- From November 5th, 2018 through
February 3rd, 2019 you can still access your previous purchases through https://customer.imagecomics.com. We
recommend that you download and save your purchases at your earliest
convenience before February 3rd, 2019.
- Future titles will be available for
purchase through our other digital vendor partners, and DRM-free versions
through other services that offer it, like comiXology.
- You will still be able to purchase physical copies of our books and subscribe to series through Image Direct (https://subscriptions.imagecomics.com) as well as your local comic book store. Image Direct will NOT be affected by this change.
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