Prior to the recent upgrade, Bookwalker only allowed users to sort their books based on the purchase date, author, and alphabetical order. Reintegrating desktop viewing to Comixology could go a long way to improving the reader experience.Īs for upgrades, the most notable upgrade Bookwalker made to its system is better filtering and searchability features, which is a major feature that was lost with Comixology's merger with Amazon. While Bookwalker doesn't have page navigation the way Comixology had, readers are still able to navigate the table of contents from the menu bar and jump to the chapters they need. This tool is especially handy for manga and light novel reviewers. Two features Bookwalker's desktop viewer has that Comixology never had is the ability to bookmark and make notes on pages that can be deleted later. One of those features is being able to read the comic in fullscreen mode and being able to zoom in and out. While Bookwalker doesn't have a guided view like Comixology due to the simpler layout of manga pages compared to American comics, it still has features that enhance the reading experience. One thing Amazon can do in a future upgrade is figuring out an international license so that fans outside the US and UK can continue following their favorite series.Īnother feature Bookwalker and Comixology had in common prior to the Amazon merger was the ability to read digital books on desktops.
Similarly, non-US or UK-based fans of comics from American publishers like DC, Marvel, and Image are not able to continue following their monthly comic series. International manga and light novel fans who can read Japanese are not able to purchase digital versions of their favorite stories from the Japanese Kindle store due to license restrictions. While the merger with Amazon may have seemingly removed this barrier, it actually didn't and only ended up restricting comic purchases by region. Comixology also had global versions of its store prior to the Amazon merger but rarely sold comics translated in other languages and incorporated international taxes and fees.
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