In early 2022, ComiXology was fully integrated with Amazon’s other web services. Since that time, a number of changes have been made to the platform including shutting down old readers and apps in order to further integrate the service with the wider Amazon ecosystem such as Kindle. The site has been owned by Amazon since 2014 when the tech giant purchased them for an undisclosed amount. They now have over 200,000 comics on their site from publishers such as DC, Marvel, Image, and many others. 1/ĬomiXology was launched in 2007 as a way to easily purchase and read online digital comics. It'd the best job I ever had, and the best people I ever worked with. and the discount sales that everybody likes. My name is Scott and I spent my ~10 years at Comixology working on the pages and lists customers clicked on, the pulllist (way back when)….
Possibly 75%.” Many employees at the company cannot speak openly about what is happening due to clauses in their contracts. McGovern claims that, while no precise numbers are available, “at least 50% of the staff have been let go. ComiXology program manager Scott McGovern posted on Twitter that he and many others were informed that they were being fired. Here's the note that Amazon's retail CEO Doug Herrington sent out to staff this AM /yyZIzrXYOHįollowing this announcement, ComiXology employees online confirmed that they had been affected as well. Affected employees will be notified over the course of the coming weeks. Over 18,000 Amazon workers are expected to be let go as part of the effort. According to documents released by journalist Jason Del Rey, these “role reductions” will be applied across the globe in multiple industries. On January 18th, Amazon sent a letter out to their employees informing them of significant layoffs planned as part of their response to the COVID-19 economic recovery.
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