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"Top Cow has confirmed distribution deals with some of the market leaders in the digital sector. The publisher has partnered with comiXology, iVerse Media, WOWIO, Amazon.com and Longbox Digital to bring its comics to portable and desktop readers. According to the studio, the move is a direct response to fan requests and a bid to tap into the new growth sector. Numerous first issue and entry level comics are available for free via the download platforms. All books have been optimised for devices such as the iPhone and Amazon&amp;#039;s Kindle. &amp;quot;Top Cow is very excited to have our titles available on multiple platforms,&amp;quot; said publisher Filip Sablik. &amp;quot;The potential to reach out and connect to a new audience and hopefully drive those new readers to physical comic book stores are all driving forces for this co-ordinated push.  &amp;quot;Partnering with comiXology, iVerse, WOWIO, Amazon and Longbox ensures we&amp;#039;re using the most up-to-date technology to provide our readers with an easy, accessible and satisfying experience.&amp;quot; A digital copy of The Darkness/Pitt #1 is already available for free through comiXology. The publisher will also offer complimentary issues of Witchblade and Wanted via its distribution partners over the coming months. &amp;quot;In many cases, we will be able to make recently sold-out issues of comics available digitally right before the following issue comes out in direct market stores, and encourage new fans to continue reading the story at their local comic shop,&amp;quot; Sablik added.  &amp;quot;We value our direct market partners a great deal and are taking measured steps to ensure we help grow our business with them, rather than cannibalising sales.&amp;quot;  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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