<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Oh jeez, here we go. The Groop was talking about this very subject three years ago. I shan't repeat myself but here's the thread link if you want to read it:<div><br><div><a href="http://mailman.newdream.net/pipermail/groop/2009-May/014493.html">http://mailman.newdream.net/pipermail/groop/2009-May/014493.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>Like Ryan, I too have had most every Groo in digital format for many years. And I have said in the past that if they were available as official downloads, I would buy them. Now I'm not so sure - though I want very much to support the authors and artists, I don't think I want to help encourage this trend. Tough call. </div><div><br></div><div>I am of two very conflicting opinions about this whole eBook/eComic business. In the past I almost never read my digital Groo scans, not having any great love of reading books or comics on my computer.</div><div><br></div><div>That changed this past December when I hopped onto the iPad bandwagon, and much to my surprise (and slight disgust), I've since developed a taste and hunger for eBooks. For me eBooks and eComics are no great replacement for the physical, but they are an astonishingly pleasant alternative and/or companion to them.</div><div><br></div><div>And this bothers me a fair bit.</div><div><br></div><div>I am concerned for the livelihoods of our comic-artist and author heroes and what this spells for the future of the medium. Others may disagree and see this as a welcome and positive evolution - I hope they are proved right.</div><div><br></div><div>As much as I really do enjoy reading comics and books and such on tablets, I am nevertheless rather sorry that Dark Horse, Sergio, Mark & co. have finally embraced (or perhaps were compelled to embrace) this avenue.</div><div><br></div><div>And with that, my mind is made up - time to go buy the damned things and enjoy them and let someone else worry about the future.</div><div><br></div><div> ~ Porter.</div></div></body></html>