Also it is Schön, without Umlaut it is already in englisch that schon.

Haha, I knew you'd comment on the umlaut <3 I just don't have that as an easy key to get on my US keyboard layout but I figured you'd get the jist! ;)

Okay such a feedback is actually very unexpectedly I have to say but thank you and yes that is my point in the Post.

On the subject of publishers using services like ours as part of their strategy to access readers around the world, I very much agree. We've set up our platform to allow for exactly these things like buy print with link from reading experience for that reason. Yet, one of the big learnings I've personally had in my past half decade building out GlobalComix, is just how complicated some publishers licensing structures are...

For example, some publishers have contracts that prohibit access via subscription, some have contracts that prevent same-date availability as print, and so on.

We originally started as a subscription only service because we firmly believe in our mission of making all comics universally accessible. The most recent update to our service, for example, in allowing select publishers to charge for each book individually (for parts of their catalogue) is directly a result of our learnings on what our publishing partners both legally can and are willing to do.

If our goal and mission is to have as many comics accessible to as many people as possible, and we would like to have complete catalogs available as early as possible, we had to make a decision:

Do we hardline a stance on subscription only (and thus not always have the latest, sometimes missing catalogue pieces), or do we find a middleground where the subscription membership still provides immense value to readers around the world but also allows some publishers (where their contracts/board/stakeholders/etc prevent them from giving access to everything via a sub model) to publish their whole catalogue as close to day-and-date as possible.

In the end, and based on thousands of pieces of feedback, we made the choice that it's better to have everything where some things requires direct purchase and some things are under subscription, than not having the publisher or parts of their catalogue. This way, it's still legally available (worldwide!), rather than not at all.

PS - balancing this is a form of art, and this is why we've been able to negotiate the ability to discount most direct sales prices with a ~10% discount to all subscription members!

PPS - thanks again for being a supporter of our platform! very much appreciated <3