The Board of Directors of ComicsPRO issued a short statement Friday in reaction to the announcement Thursday that Amazon is acquiring comiXology (see "Amazon Acquiring comiXology").

"There's always a concern when a huge corporation that shows little need to turn a profit tries to convert a niche market into a commodity.  Fortunately there is a tactile element to comics that no deep-discounting web entity will ever be able to replicate.  So as long as there continues to be fans for the real thing, there will be comics and comic book stores."
 
--Disclosure: ICv2 has a business relationship with comiXology as a representative for its Retailer Tools; ICv2 CEO Milton Griepp also serves on the board of comiXology.