IDW Comics Now Available on BlackBerry
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Premier publisher
at the forefront of digital distribution
First to offer major selection of comics
San Diego, CA (May 18, 2010) - IDW Publishing is proud to announce
that its comics are now available on BlackBerry devices from Research In Motion
(RIM). Starting this week, BlackBerry users can begin enjoying
IDW's huge comics catalog. IDW's BlackBerry debut features the
Star Trek: Countdown graphic novel. The
company's most popular titles then will continue to roll out on a
weekly basis. TRANSFORMERS: Revenge of the
Fallen, Star Trek: Movie
Adaptation and G.I. JOE: The Rise of
COBRA will be among the first to release over the
next few weeks. Each is available as an individual application,
with more titles added each week.
"We're excited to bring our comics line up to BlackBerry users," stated Jeff Webber, IDW's Director of ePublishing. "Each BlackBerry app collects an entire series into an individual graphic novel, and people can sample part of the story before they decide to purchase. With BlackBerry, we've expanded the audience for our digital comics to include users of one of the largest mobile platforms in the world."
Proud to be the first major publisher of comics available to BlackBerry users, IDW's applications fully leverage the capabilities of BlackBerry devices to deliver the highest quality user experience. Each IDW comic features panel-by-panel viewing and scroll bar navigation, plus built-in news feeds that bring fans all the latest IDW news and updates.
For the BlackBerry comic applications, IDW partnered with Sweet Caesar, a premier BlackBerry developer. "We have work closely with IDW to bring the world of digital comics to the BlackBerry platform and to deliver the best possible user experience", said Bogdan Chmielewski, Sweet Caesar's Chief Technology Officer. "We are looking forward to working with IDW on upcoming titles and continuing to enhance the application based on consumer feedback."
Since the BlackBerry App World is accessible from most BlackBerry phone, IDW's comics catalog is now available to a huge new audience, and is no longer limited to certain carriers.
IDW comics are currently available through the BlackBerry App World.
Visit IDWPublishing.com to sign up for updates and learn more about the company and its top-selling books.
About IDW Publishing
IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels
and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for
its diverse catalog of licensed and independent titles, IDW
publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the
industry, including: Hasbro's The
Transformers and G.I. JOE, Paramount's Star
Trek; Fox's Angel; the BBC's Doctor Who; and comics
and trade collections based on novels by worldwide bestselling
author, James Patterson. IDW is also home to the Library of
American Comics imprint, which publishes classic comic reprints;
Yoe! Books, a partnership with Yoe! Studios; and is the print
publisher for EA Comics and ComicMix.
IDW's original horror series, 30 Days of Night, was launched
as a major motion picture in October 2007 by Sony Pictures and was
the #1 film in its first week of release. More information about
the company can be found at IDWPublishing.com.
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