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No Apologies ep 121 Where did my digital go?

On this episode we wish Rafael a Happy Birthday and while hes off celebrating we get into the JManga digital service shutdown, guilty comic runs we own but have not read, Bone, Batman 18, Batman and Robin 18, SEX 1, Transformers Autocracy, Young Avengers 1, and Revival We are now on Stitcher Radio This podcast is sponsored by Friendly Neighborhood Comics http://friendlyneighborhoodcomics.com/ Discount Comic Book Services http://www.dcbservice.com/index.aspx Instock Trades http://www.instocktrades.com/ Join us on the forums at http://www.forumforgeeks.com http://thetaylornetwork.wordpress.com/ You can also join us on the Facebook group TaylorNetwork of podcasts Also we ask that if you have some time leave us a rating and or Itunes review because that helps us greatly to promote the show

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Thanks for getting this episode out, on my way up to the comic shop right now and I'm sure more thoughts to follow after I listen to the podcast. It's going to be a great Wedneday!

Another really entertaining episode guys. I liked the opening discussion about digital comics and if when you purchase a digital comic if you actually own said comic vs do you just have rights to view that comic through the selected media service. I know that he is a lawyer but I was really impressed by Chris Campbell's legal knowledge especially in the arena of ownership rights. I have bought plenty of issues on Comixology and I could totally see how people would be extremely pissed if that service went belly up and they lost all those comics. I was reading a lot of digital comics but I have gone back to print just in case I want to reread something again.

I really enjoyed the segment about comic runs that the guys own but have not read. I have to say that I'm with Chris on this one. I oftentimes buy books for fear of them going out of print because that $40 hardcover just turned into a $120 one once it goes out of print. I also buy hardcovers like Chris because I like the collectablity of them and I don't like how trades curl and start to fall apart sometimes even on one reading (in some rare cases). For example, I have bought Walking Dead and Invincible series in trade and then sold them to my LCS to put the dollars towards the hardcovers. I tried to go back to reading trades because they are slightly cheaper but InstockTrades changed the game because the hardcovers are only a few dollar more expensive; I would rather pay the money for a better constructed product. I defiantly buy collected editions to read them but I must admit that there is a certain collectablity about a hardcover collecting. I differ from Chris because a majority of the hardcovers that I own and need to read I have already read previously in single issues; I just want to enjoy them again. I loved listing to Darrell's disgust with Chris having all these hardcovers and not read a majority of them. All and all just my thoughts about a great comics discussion to listen to in the morning!

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