Microsoft and Amar Chitra Katha ‘ACK Comics’ app
Microsoft Corporation Pvt Ltd. and Amar Chitra Katha Pvt. Ltd. today launched the first official Amar Chitra Katha comic application, ‘ACK COMICS’ exclusively for Windows 8 tablets and notebooks. With this free app, developed by Ninestars’ App9 Digital Studio, consumers can now instantly browse, buy, download and read hundreds of old favorites as well as the latest titles from Amar Chitra Katha, on the go.
With more than 400 comics in 20 languages that have sold over 90 million copies to date, Amar Chitra Katha is a cultural phenomenon, popular across the world. ACK Comics app will be available exclusively on the Windows 8 platform for the first month. In addition, there will be three more comic titles, again available free, even after the first month -. The free app will bring the entire library of Amar Chitra Katha titles to Windows 8 users in a downloadable, easy-to-read format. Consumers can read their comics on multiple devices using a single user account in either Flipbook mode (standard, page by page) or Panel-by-Panel mode (for ease of reading on smaller devices).