What’s the best device for comic book reading? Do you invest in a sleek 10 inch tablet? What about a mini tablet to save a few dollars? Could you stick to a laptop, desktop or phone? And what about non-Apple or Android options like Kindle or Windows Surface? What’s less clear is what type of tablet or e-reader you should consider for your comics consumption. There’s also no doubt that subscription comics services like Comixology, Shonen Jump (Manga), DC Universe Infinite and Marvel Unlimited have made it easier than ever to read comic books digitally. Noted comic book creator Gerry Conway, for example, used that development to proclaim that Amazon was going to kill Comixology in favor of the Kindle. He never adequately explained why that would be bad (or why he thought people would be happy reading ebooks on Kindle hardware), but I would say that today’s update has proven just how wrong he was.It’s clearer than ever that tablets are the perfect digital comic book reading option. In addition to benefiting readers, today’s news should mollify critics who were unhappy when Amazon acquired Comixology early last year and then removed the buy option from the Comixology app for iPad and iPhone. The apps can be downloaded from Google Play and iTunes, but you should probably deal with the account merger issue through the Comixology website. I can also read the comics in a Comixology app for Android, iPad, and iPhone, which were updated today. I’ve tried a couple of the comics in my web browser, and they worked. I’ve already gone through the merger, and I can report there’s a new section of the 'My Library' page just for comics imported from the Kindle platform. Once you’ve tied your Amazon account to Comixology, Amazon will sync your Kindle comic book purchases to Comixology so you can read and manage all (most) of your digital comics in one convenient location. Anyone with an Amazon account can now use it to log in to Comixology and buy comic books, and if you have both a Comixology and an Amazon account you can merge the accounts. Comixology rolled out an update this morning for its Android and iOS apps (and for the website) which adds a new account option as well as a new source of comics.

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