Just hours after posting ceo Jeff Bezos’ letter to shareholders, Amazon announced after the close of the market on Thursday that it acquired digital comics firm ComiXology, confirming rumors circulating since the beginning of the month. The deal for undisclosed terms — is expected to close in the second quarter of 2014, and the seven-year-old company will keep its headquarters in New York (ComiXology also has offices in Los Angeles and Paris). According to co-founder and ceo David Steinberger, “ComiXology will retain its identity as an Amazon subsidiary and we’re not anywhere near done ‘taking comics further.'” ComiXology offers more than […]