{"id":69847,"date":"2014-07-25T00:08:43","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T22:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=69847"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:34:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:34:55","slug":"comixology-now-lets-you-download-and-keep-your-comics-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/comixology-now-lets-you-download-and-keep-your-comics-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"comiXology goes DRM-free, lets you keep your comics forever"},"content":{"rendered":"

Comic book distributor comiXology<\/strong> is abandoning digital rights management (DRM), used to prevent piracy. This means you can now download and keep your comics forever.<\/p>\n

Previously, comiXology required users to download and read purchased comics exclusively in their app. Now users can download comic purchased in the app as a PDF or CBR<\/strong> to use with other comic reader apps<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Only some publishers have enabled DRM-free downloads for now. comiXology plans to make all of its 50,000 comic books<\/strong> downloadable in the future.<\/p>\n

\"comiXology<\/p>\n

Screenshot credit: Lewis Leong<\/em><\/p>\n

There is an industry-wide trend of allowing users to actually keep their digital purchases. In 2007, iTunes ditched DRM for its music store. Publisher Image Comics has been offering DRM-free books for some time.<\/p>\n

Starting today, you can go to comiXology.com<\/a> and download your comics to keep forever. You can find all your comics under the My Books<\/em> tab.<\/p>\n

Source: Washington Post<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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comiXology for Android<\/a><\/p>\n

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comiXology for Windows 8<\/a><\/p>\n

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