Six Sites With Free Digital Comics
And really, why wouldn’t you want these?
And, most of the time, they can be read on an iPad Mini-sized tablet, as my past PDF tests have shown (as long as that clone has a Retina-class screen; I wouldn’t bother with any lower-resolution screens on any tablet, even larger ones — despite this: How to Read Digital Comics on the ($50) Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet).
Filed under Digital Periodicals, eBooks: General, Reference
A hilarious story too!
The magazine is called Mass Movement. I hadn’t heard of it before.
It’s free and a PDF! Go to the site to download.
Along with Mitzi are Gregory Benford, Larry Niven, Joe Lansdale, and many others!
Put your tablet to some good use.
Filed under Digital Periodicals, Writers, Writing
This is basically an updated version of the earlier post from March 2012.
I haven’t searched for new PDFs, but I did wind up adding a few related to comics due to the way a certain site presented them.
Unlike the original one, I’ve alphabetized this list (although it might seem idiosyncratic due to collection sites) by publication title.
Note that some of these will be scans of zines once in print — that’s history! All of these are legitimately free. No piracy. And all of these links lead to a website where you will find the download link. Direct-download links tend to mess people up.
Filed under Digital Periodicals
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That’s just a few of the legitimately-free PDFs I downloaded yesterday from the list I’ve been compiling.
Go get some.
And contribute to the list!
Filed under Digital Periodicals, iOS
Update December 10, 2013: There is an updated version. Click here for it.
Note that some of these will be scans of zines once in print — that’s history! All of these are legitimately free. No piracy. And all of these links lead to a website where you will find the download link. Direct-download links tend to mess people up.
Filed under Digital Periodicals
Update: Date typo in post title fixed!
I came across this on Google Books, going through some old issues of InfoWorld I’d read back in the day:
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For those who want text, see after the break.
Filed under Digital Periodicals
The print fetishists are getting another kick in the butt from The Future.
Marvel “Greatly Reduces” Newsstand Distribution
I now understand that Marvel is all but withdrawing from newsstand distribution. The phase is a “greatly reduced” newsstand service and I’ve heard from some comic stores who use the newsstand distribution system for some stock that there are no Marvels coming in to them at all.
I’m told that newsstand accounts no longer being serviced by older methods are being turned into direct market Diamond accounts with Marvel’s assistance and any account looking to order comics can contact Diamond.
Boldfaced emphasis added by me.
Filed under Digital Overthrow, Digital Periodicals
PDF-Mags.com is a site that spreads the word about free design and art magazines done in PDF format. The iPad has made PDFs live up to the “P” — portable. And on the new iPad’s Retina Display, these should be absolutely stunning.
One thing. See where I’ve circled in red below?
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That tiny target is the link to go to each magazine’s website. So pinch-out to zoom or you’ll go mad. It was difficult enough seeing that on my desktop screen.
Filed under Digital Periodicals
https://twitter.com/#!/jonrog1/status/119065672050425856
And which screen size?
3.8″ LCD (smartphone)?
6″ eInk?
7″ LCD?
8.9″ LCD?
10″ LCD?
Additional:
Filed under Digital Overthrow, Digital Periodicals, eBooks: Screens
What’s contained in this post is pure speculation, but intriguing.
Why would HP state that it’s going to continue webOS development when no other company has professed any interest in it?
What if HP already has a licensee but can’t say so?
Filed under Amazon Kindle, Android, Digital Periodicals, webOS
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