Comments on: Butcher on Pre-selling http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/01/butcher-on-pre-selling/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:11:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Atom! at Brave New World http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/01/butcher-on-pre-selling/#comment-809402 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:08:04 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/01/butcher-on-pre-selling/#comment-809402 James, I think you're going to start seeing more comics retailers going direct to the major book publishers not only to get the same shipping considerations as the big box retailers, but for the returnability options and better terms. I do think that comics publishers have grown too dependent on the convention sales and lose wholesale sales (which it seems are more profitable for them) as a result. James,

I think you’re going to start seeing more comics retailers going direct to the major book publishers not only to get the same shipping considerations as the big box retailers, but for the returnability options and better terms.

I do think that comics publishers have grown too dependent on the convention sales and lose wholesale sales (which it seems are more profitable for them) as a result.

]]> by: James Kochalka http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/01/butcher-on-pre-selling/#comment-801321 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:36:36 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/01/butcher-on-pre-selling/#comment-801321 I know that despite my constant and repeated early reminders and prodding, Random House found themselves unable to meet Diamonds' deadlines to have my Squirrelly Gray book available in bookstores and comic book stores at the same time. I think just the fact that Diamond is kind of off their radar makes them slow to respond to Diamonds needs. I know that despite my constant and repeated early reminders and prodding, Random House found themselves unable to meet Diamonds’ deadlines to have my Squirrelly Gray book available in bookstores and comic book stores at the same time. I think just the fact that Diamond is kind of off their radar makes them slow to respond to Diamonds needs.

]]> by: Randy Lander http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/01/butcher-on-pre-selling/#comment-798440 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 07:48:14 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/01/butcher-on-pre-selling/#comment-798440 Amulet is the example I was thinking of too. We're getting it this week, and I just realized a couple weeks ago that it was out, and was about to order it from Baker & Taylor despite having already ordered it from Diamond. If Diamond can't hit the same release date, it'd be nice if they'd warn us about that, but it seems they only offer a "This might be in stores before we get it to you" about half the time, at best. Oh, and Chris is dead on in general here. This is but one of the bigger issues to be tackled instead of publishers selling their books at conventions. Amulet is the example I was thinking of too. We’re getting it this week, and I just realized a couple weeks ago that it was out, and was about to order it from Baker & Taylor despite having already ordered it from Diamond.

If Diamond can’t hit the same release date, it’d be nice if they’d warn us about that, but it seems they only offer a “This might be in stores before we get it to you” about half the time, at best.

Oh, and Chris is dead on in general here. This is but one of the bigger issues to be tackled instead of publishers selling their books at conventions.

]]> by: James Kochalka http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/01/butcher-on-pre-selling/#comment-793300 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:15:44 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/01/butcher-on-pre-selling/#comment-793300 I bought Amulet at Borders about a month ago, and it just showed up comic book stores through Diamond last week... although that was published by Scholastic, so maybe distributing through Diamond was just an afterthought for them. I bought Amulet at Borders about a month ago, and it just showed up comic book stores through Diamond last week… although that was published by Scholastic, so maybe distributing through Diamond was just an afterthought for them.

]]> by: Ceaser http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/01/butcher-on-pre-selling/#comment-788208 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:58:28 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/01/butcher-on-pre-selling/#comment-788208 That's true. The Barnes and Nobles' got thier copies of Chris Ware books about a month before the comic book stores got theirs. That’s true. The Barnes and Nobles’ got thier copies of Chris Ware books about a month before the comic book stores got theirs.

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