Is this a joke?
I've used Comixology for years, absolutely love everything about it. The layout of the website, how easy it was to navigate and find exactly what I was looking for. The app on iOS was glorious, fast, with amazing features such as Smart Lists, etc.
I've amassed something like 5000 comics (individual issues and volumes), sure digital doesn't come close to a real book, but I'm not about to carry expensive real books onto a long haul flight to read.
The only "ism" I had with it was that downloading comics took an age.
When I learnt that full integration with the Amazon Ecosystem was imminent, I didn't really think much about it. I'm an Amazon dude - Prime, Alexa, grocery shopping, etc., etc.
So I dutifully downloaded the latest app (version 4.0) and when I launched it, that's when I realised I made an awful mistake...
First off, ALL of the comics that I downloaded onto my iPad, some 140GB, were wiped off my device. My lists were gone. My progress on multiple books was gone. My archives were gone.
After the initial shock and disbelief that they would update an app to do this, I set about trying to redownload my books. Note the word "trying". Multiple books refuse to download. They don't even begin to. What looks like a progress bar appears, but it doesn't, you know, progress.
Absolutely maddening!
So I delved into a book. I had to wipe my glasses and rub my eyes, as, if I'm not mistaken, these books seem of poorer quality in terms of sharpness and colour render. Looking on YouTube, it appears that other users have noticed this.
The app is, well, it's broken.
The Comixology, sorry, Amazon website is an absolutely mess. Gone is the nice, sensible Comixology UI, in is an complete mess that buries independents, and makes searching for books difficult.
If I search for a particular Batman issue, for example, I may or may not get that issue or similar, but also appearing are Batman toys, mugs, costumes, etc.
The Comixology integration is a joke. What was once my favourite app, in fact, my main reason for buying a high end iPad Pro is now a shadow of it's former self.
It's a sad end to the Comixology story...
21 de febrero de 2022
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