but your thoughts about collecting 'hard' copies of comics and what may happen to the value of comics?
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 11:12 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I think it's gonna be five to six years from now. :( > > The Irredeemable Shag > http://firestormfan.com > http://onceuponageek.com > http://twitter.com/onceuponageek > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: RE: [The Unique Geek] Re: Live from Comic-Con: Will iTunes > replace your local comics store? | E-Readers | Mac Word | Macworld > From: "Edward Crosby" <[email protected] <//[email protected]>> > Date: Mon, July 26, 2010 9:38 am > To: [email protected] <//[email protected]> > > But I believe it could be a few years before we see that happen. Could be > as much as 10 years. > When was it that iTunes first came out selling music? Close to ten years? > It has been just in the past couple of years, if that, that we have seen > an impact on the 'brick & mortar' stores with iTunes and Amazon at our > fingertips for buying downloadable music. > This is the same thing for DVD movies that I have been stating in the past > year or so. With services like Netflix and Amazon's OnDemand, even with > Blu-ray around, I think the DVD will be a thing of the past in a few > years. > In the years to come physical media will be a thing of the past. We are > already seeing it in music and movies but I still think it could be a few > years down the road before this happens. > > -- > Have a Better One, > Edward Crosby > http://www.edwardcrosby.com > ----- > "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." > Merlin Mann > > > Those comic shops will go the same place the CD and video rental shops > > went. Out of business unfortunately. > > > > The Irredeemable Shag > > http://firestormfan.com > > http://onceuponageek.com > > http://twitter.com/onceuponageek > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Re: Live from Comic-Con: Will iTunes > > replace your local comics store? | E-Readers | Mac Word | Macworld > > From: James Peluso > > Date: Mon, July 26, 2010 6:23 am > > To: "[email protected] <//[email protected]>" > > > > Well awesome points but my q is where is the stimulus package for the > > comic shops!!! If they do get shut down what are all those kids going to > > do? No places to sit around play dnd, magic, pokemon etc. It will be one > > sad day I think.... > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Jul 25, 2010, at 11:26 PM, Shag wrote: > > > > > I don't know if it will be iTunes or some other digital distribution, > > > but yes... the comic industry's life as they know it is nearing an > > > end. > > > > > > Sooner or later, digital distribution will become commonplace. Marvel > > > and DC are holding out on same-date distribution in an effort to > > > protect local comic shops, but it's only a matter of time. As they > > > raise prices on hard copy comics, fewer people will buy comics. As > > > fewer people buy, they'll need to raise the price further. It's a > > > Catch-22. Sooner or later they are going to cave to digital > > > distribution because they can sell the comics for less and lure back > > > old fans, and gain new ones, with lower prices. > > > > > > While there will still be people who want tangible hard-copy comics, > > > the local comic book stores won't be around anymore to provide them. > > > Once digital distribution of comics explodes, local comic shops will > > > close in droves. If Diamond Comics distributor shuts down, you can > > > just about guarantee nearly every comic shop will close it's doors > > > within two or three months. > > > > > > If you want tangible comics in the future, you'll probably have to buy > > > trade paperbacks. They'll probably still be available in major > > > bookstore chains, and specialty comic shops that are smart enough to > > > diversify their product line. > > > > > > A somewhat bleak picture, but that's how I see it. > > > > > > The Irredeemable Shag > > > http://onceuponageek.com > > > http://firestormfan.com > > > > > > On Jul 25, 12:15 pm, Cary Preston wrote: > > >> http://www.macworld.com/article/152922/2010/07/digitalcomics.html > > >> > > >> -- Shared with Google Share Button > > >> > > >> opinions? > > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "The Unique Geek" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<//[email protected]> > . > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<//[email protected]> > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Unique Geek" group. > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected]<//[email protected]> > . > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<//[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Unique Geek" group. > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected]<//[email protected]> > . > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<//[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]<//[email protected]> > . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<//[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<theuniquegeek%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. 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