These are folks that don't go through Amazon. Major online trade paperback sellers like "In Stock Trades".
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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]>
Date: Mon, July 26, 2010 1:08 pm
To: [email protected]
One thought that just occurred to me after that last post: Are most of
those third party retailers selling through Amazon actual 'brick & mortar'
or are they selling out of their basement?
If it is 'brick & mortar' then an interesting thought is that maybe places
like Amazon could potentially keep these comic book stores open.
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> 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
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>> 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
>> 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 &amp; 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
>> > > >>
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