In Amazon's case, though, they tend to have more stock on hand because of third party retailers that sell through Amazon. I see a TPB that I know is out of print on Amazon's site because there's a store in Bismarck, ND that has it and is selling through Amazon. Happens all the time.
-- Have a Better One, Edward Crosby http://www.edwardcrosby.com ----- "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." Merlin Mann > Interestingly enough a lot of online retailers that sell trade paperbacks > don't even keep them in stock. They stay informed as to what trades they > can order from Marvel, DC, and Diamond. Then they advertise those trades. > If someone orders an available trade, the online retailer THEN gets it > from the publisher/distributor and ships it to the final customer. > Interesting way to keep your on-hand stock lean. > > 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" > Date: Mon, July 26, 2010 12:50 pm > To: [email protected] > > Or Amazon. I've been finding a number of TPB on Amazon that I can't get > from my local comic book store. I've even found some that are out of > print > on Amazon. > This is the advantage, unfortunately, that internet sales has over 'brick > & mortar': the ability to easily, and I stress easily, acquire, or > have > available, items that you can't normally get from your local store. Of > course, the only advantage that the local store has is that you don't > have > to pay for shipping, IF they have the product you are looking for in > stock. > > -- > Have a Better One, > Edward Crosby > http://www.edwardcrosby.com > ----- > "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." > Merlin Mann > > > That's exactly the model comic companies are planning for. Digital > > monthlies, paper and digital collections. > > However, you'll probably have to buy the trades from Borders, rather > than > > your local comic shop. > > > > 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: Cary Preston > > Date: Mon, July 26, 2010 11:20 am > > To: [email protected] > > > > I'd like to see a shift to issuing the monthly titles digital, but the > > collected story arcs still being published in hard copy as trade > > paperbacks (or hardback cover if the story warrants it!). I gave up on > my > > month collecting because it was both too expensive and too bulky- those > > issues build up quickly and storage has been a problem for years. > > > > On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 11:14 AM, wrote: > > I would say yes, printed comics would eventually become worth more. > For > > years the comics from the 70s were worthless. Then those books started > > gaining value. Now the 80s stuff is starting to gain some value (not > > crazy values like we saw 20 years ago). Once we go digital, it's > > possible the 90s glut of books might actually gain some value. > > Hear that kids, be sure to hang on to your copies of "Kickers, Inc" and > > "Deathblow"! > > > > 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: Jason Service > > Date: Mon, July 26, 2010 10:51 am > > To: [email protected] > > > > So now to an aspect of comic collecting that Shag hates...the value. > So > > if in the (near?) future, comics are available by download only, what > > does that do to tangible comic books? Are they then considered an even > > bigger collectors item? Are books that are in todays 'dime bin' more > > valuable solely because they are in print format? > > > > On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 9:38 AM, Edward Crosby wrote: > > 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]" > >> > > > 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]. > >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [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]. > >> 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]. > >> 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]. > > 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]. > > 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]. > > 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]. > > 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]. > > 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]. > 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]. > 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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