
Subsequent to winning the business plan competition at New York University, the company received seed financing from Kit McQuiston, New York Angels and Rose Tech Ventures. The company was founded in 2007 by CEO David Steinberger, CTO John D.
Comics by ComiXology (launched July 2009), a digital comic book reader and store for mobile devices, including iOS (launched April 2010), Android, Windows 8 (via the Windows Store), and the Internet (web reader launched June 2010), that allows users to access their digital comic collection across multiple devices. Retailer Tools (launched February 2009), a suite for brick-and-mortar comic book retailers to optimize their presence online. This app has been replaced by the Comics by comiXology app and the web app has the retail store locator included. Pull List (launched December 2008), a mobile comic book store locater providing readers with a digital Pull List tool, allowing fans to pre-order comics for pick up from local stores through the app.
As of July 24, 2014, ComiXology offers DRM-free downloads (in PDF and CBZ formats) for the comics available from selected publishers on its online store. Users can rate and comment on individual comic books. The website displays weekly listings of new titles that can be viewed by issue: displaying cover art, credits, description, price, page count, and other information the site also includes weekly columns, blogs, news, and podcasts.
was launched July 2007 as an online community for comic book fans the website allows readers to identify upcoming releases and develop pull lists (individual pre-orders) from local brick-and-mortar comic shops. The company also provides tools for brick-and-mortar comic book retailers to participate in digital comic sales. With the release of the third generation iPad and its Retina Display, ComiXology released a high-definition comic format dubbed CMX-HD. ĬomiXology's digital platform with Guided View reading technology is used in the company's own branded applications, and is the engine used by most major comic book publishers in the United States, including Marvel Comics and DC Comics for their privately branded digital services. It offers a selection of more than 100,000 comic books, graphic novels, and manga across Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Windows 10, and the Internet. Iconology Inc., d/b/a ComiXology (styled comiXology), is a cloud-based digital distribution platform for comics owned by Amazon, with over 200 million comic downloads as of September 2013. A ComiXology booth at a convention in 2012ĭavid Steinberger, John Roberts, Peter Jaffe