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DC Comics bets big on tablets

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Combo photo made from product images provided by DC Entertainment shows digital issue of "Batman Beyond" as seen on an iPad, and digital issue of "Arrow" as seen on a Kindle Fire HD / AP Photo/DC Entertainment PHILADELPHIA DC Comics is expanding its digital storefront, putting all its monthly titles -- from Batman to Superman -- on sale at iTunes, Amazon's Kindle store and Barnes & Noble's Nook shop. The move, announced Wednesday, appears to make DC Entertainment the first major comics publisher to make its titles available through online stores the same day they're on sale in comic shops. It also expands its digital offerings beyond the top industry digital purveyor, Comixology. Hank Kanalz, DC Entertainment senior vice president for digital, said the decision shows the importance of digital downloads to the company, which relaunched its universe last year under the so-called "New 52" banner.

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Kanalz

Overall Sentiment: 0.128978

Relevance: 0.464845

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0.304802"If you devoted your library to being collected in your Kindle, now you have the option to add your comics to that," Kanalz said. ...
0.195068"If you devoted your library to being collected in your Kindle, now you have the option to add your comics to that," Kanalz said. "You're going to have to commit to what platform you want to build your library in."
0.104141"Instant gratification," Kanalz said. ...
0.140459"Instant gratification," Kanalz said. "We found that, when certain books hit the news, we see a nice spike in digital sales."
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  • Number of Quotes: 4
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.74447
  • Mean: 0.1861175
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

Jim Lee

Overall Sentiment: 0.113054

Relevance: 0.354792

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-0.211687"As e-readers and tablets continue to explode in popularity, it's important for us to offer consumers convenience and choice in how they download digital comics and graphic novels and these new distribution deals with the top three e-bookstores do just that," Lee said, ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.211687
  • Mean: -0.211687
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731
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Company: DC Entertainment

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Company: DC Comics

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