Left to our own devices: The first day of the rest of our lives…
January 28, 2010 | Posted by Brigid 
Well, today we got our iPads, or at least we know what to expect. Heidi MacDonald gives the basics at The Beat, and be sure to read the comments.
Kiel Phegley rounds up reaction from comics insiders at Comic Book Resources, and at Newsarama, Vaneta Rogers is working overtime, checking in with Marvel and other comics industry pros to get their take on the new toy; comiXology even has a preview of their app.
Glen Weldon looks at the possibility that the iPad will save comics at the NPR blog. (Via Fleen.)
While most folks are thinking about reading comics, Caleb Goellner is already contemplating creating comics on the iPad.
And numbers-crunching blog The Comichron looks at trends in subscription sales, which may be a big part of the iPad comics experience.
ETA: Two more good links: ICv2 looks at the impact on retail sales, and Anthony Schiavino looks at the iPad in the context of the comics industry as a whole.
In other, non-iPad news…
Reliance is launching a line of Cartoon Network comics for cell phones in India.
Asiajin has word of the first manga on Kindle. At Publishers Weekly, Michael Fitzpatrick looks at the growing popularity of manga on e-books in Japan.
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