Comicsbeat iconComicsbeatSep 25, 2026 ~4 min source read

Sweet Shop exits beta and opens its digital comics storefront to the public

Sweet Shop, a new digital comics platform that ran an eight-month beta, announced public launch and an expanded publisher lineup, touting usability features, DRM-free backups, and day-and-date releases.

Sweet Shop sweetens the pot, launching to the public

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Core features include in-app purchases, wishlists, offline reading, library management, and PDF DRM-free downloads.

Launch promotions include themed digital bundles with a portion of proceeds donated to the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (BINC).

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Get help Privacy Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. The 8 month long beta test began in January with a list of 24 publishers already signed on including Oni Press, Image, Dark Horse, and more. Today, Sweet Shop announced that the platform will be ending their beta test to be fully accessible to the public.

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  • According to the press release, "Our beta went incredibly well, and so many people want to get in, we're thrilled to open our doors," said Kenny Meyers, Sweet Shop CEO.
  • Additionally, fans of Sweet Shop will enjoy fast, high resolution in-app reading that transitions between vertical and paging mode.
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They have also announced that more publishers will also be joining the lineup today including Kodansha, Glacier Bay Books, Titan Comics, Abrams ComicArts, Fanbase Press, Iron Circus Comics, Dynamite Entertainment, and Seven Seas Entertainment. Comics are the absolute best, and we're so f'n delighted every day to sell them." Meyers has previously launched comics/tech startups Bindings (a digital marketing tool for creators) and Find Your Comic Store (a tool to find physical comic shops). Please enter your name here You have entered an incorrect email address!

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