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Just throwing this out there for discussion.

Would anyone here buy a DVD-ROM containing hundreds of Disney stories, or do we only buy print?

I got to thinking about this the other day as I have a few of the Marvel DVD-ROMs. The Spider-Man disc, for example, has every issue of Amazing Spider-Man from 1962 to about 2006. All this for under $50 USD. This is a great bargain if you just want to read the stories and aren't interested in owning a collectible per se. Plus it solves the storage dilemma. I believe Archie is releasing similar collections on DVD now.

Disney comics are coming to cell phones soon, but would people be willing to pay for collections on DVD? Or does it have to be print?

Just curious how everyone else feels about this.

EDIT: Here's an example of what I'm talking about. Here's an Archie collection for under $20:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0017XHKYI/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B001E384FK&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1MKTJS81SWH1154BGD9M

I agree about the flat stories, Robb. The concern I've had about the Disney comics that were announced for cell phones is that the pages are chopped (you view one or two panels at a time) and they supposedly have some animation. While I think it's a nice idea, I don't see myself ever making my iPhone my primary digital comic book reading device.
The Archie DVDs currently have about 100-150 issues each. They're complete and unedited -- ads and all. I'm unsure what the final page count is (thousands to be sure,) but for under $20 USD I think that's a fantastic deal!
As I said before, the Marvel DVDs contained DECADES worth of material for a meager $50. That's about twice what a hardcover Marvel collected edition costs.
For Disney comics, I'd like to someday see the oddball stories that aren't likely to see a reprint in the US anytime soon -- not necessarily stories by Barks, Rosa and Gottfredson, but maybe some other long forgotten gems. I think DVD-ROM would also be a good medium for more modern European stories that aren't likely to see these shores any time soon (if ever.)
This would also be an excellent way to keep these stories for posterity, as paper deteriorates and artwork tends to get lost. It would be nice to have a definitive collection of international Disney comics material spanning many decades in a digital format for generations to come.
I don't know how possible this would be, given that you're dealing with several publishers when it comes to Disney material, but it would be awesome.
Just my two cents.

Quote from user: rodneyDisney's refusal to release material in this way is simply opening the door for enterprising bootleggers to scan their own Disney comics and sell DVDs and CDs of them. And they are out there already, so I would say that there is a market, and it's something that they should be pursuing.
That's how the movie and music industries have had to react -- get it out there legitimately at a good price or risk bootleggers beating you to the punch.

As an aside, here's a Star Trek collection that has every Star Trek comic from 1967-2002 for under $30! This includes the Gold Key material... hint, hint, nudge, nudge. ;)

Link: http://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Complete-Comic-Collection/dp/B001B5KYR2/ref=pd_sim_sw_2

Awesome... I didn't even know about this one.

And here's where you can still purchase the Marvel DVDs. They stopped publishing them in 2007, but they still have some stock left. Marvel started its own online subscription service, and decided to pull the DVDs. (Personally I'd rather own my media instead of "leasing" it, but that's me.)

Link: http://www.eagleonemedia.com/marvel_product.php

Quote from user: rodneyDisney's refusal to release material in this way is simply opening the door for enterprising bootleggers to scan their own Disney comics and sell DVDs and CDs of them. And they are out there already, so I would say that there is a market, and it's something that they should be pursuing.
There's a difference between Disney comics and most other comics: Disney comics are still family comics, where parents pay subscriptions for their kids every year. Since the number of people that can bootleg Disney comics is relatively small (especially outside America), I don't think Disney is too concerned about it. In fact, bootlegging will become much easier if Disney digitalizes its comics, won't it?

Me, I would buy it immediately, almost at any price - would be a great movable reference, when attending conventions etc.
Now you have to either trust your memory or have a truckload of CBSV, CBL or CBLiC along...

As for reading it, I'd say that the original books or magazines are by far more comfortable.

I definitely would buy a DVD with a Disney comic collection, especially for all Carl Barks or Don Rosa stories. But as Timoro put it: I has to be a like-print-experience for the comic pages, e.g. PDF files in high resolution.

@Kneon: What kind of presentation have the Spider-Man comics on DVD?
An Amazon customer reviews says "Each issue is scanned in .pdf format. It has all the original colors, ads, and fan mail printed. They are all organized by year and it says they are all printable." That sounds great!!