Comments on: Diamond Tops for February http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/03/13/diamond-tops-for-february/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:56:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Torsten Adair http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/03/13/diamond-tops-for-february/#comment-3040363 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:02:56 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/03/13/diamond-tops-for-february/#comment-3040363 And... for comparison: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/13/graphic-books-best-seller-lists/?scp=1&sq=%22graphic%20books%22&st=cse The New York Times Graphic Books Best Seller list for March 7. And… for comparison:
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/13/graphic-books-best-seller-lists/?scp=1&sq=%22graphic%20books%22&st=cse

The New York Times Graphic Books Best Seller list for March 7.

]]> by: Torsten Adair http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/03/13/diamond-tops-for-february/#comment-3040336 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:58:08 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/03/13/diamond-tops-for-february/#comment-3040336 Ah, yes... partworks... discovered those while I was in New Zealand. The magazine was about human anatomy, and each issue came with a body part which would make a human body. As for 5%... well, that's difficult, when the top two publishers command 75% of the market. Anyone know what 1% of the market share is worth? Ah, yes… partworks… discovered those while I was in New Zealand. The magazine was about human anatomy, and each issue came with a body part which would make a human body.

As for 5%… well, that’s difficult, when the top two publishers command 75% of the market. Anyone know what 1% of the market share is worth?

]]> by: MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Reviews, charts, other news http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/03/13/diamond-tops-for-february/#comment-3037790 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:37:35 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/03/13/diamond-tops-for-february/#comment-3037790 [...] This week’s New York Times manga best-seller list is up, and Viz owns it this week: Seven volumes of Naruto and one each of Bleach, The Gentlemen’s Alliance +, and Black Cat. The USA Today Booklist includes four Narutos and a Bleach as well. ANN compares that to last week. Meanwhile, Diamond’s preliminary February numbers are out, and Viz is only a small part of that world, with 0.89% of the market share and just one volume of Naruto on the top ten graphic novels chart. [...] […] This week’s New York Times manga best-seller list is up, and Viz owns it this week: Seven volumes of Naruto and one each of Bleach, The Gentlemen’s Alliance +, and Black Cat. The USA Today Booklist includes four Narutos and a Bleach as well. ANN compares that to last week. Meanwhile, Diamond’s preliminary February numbers are out, and Viz is only a small part of that world, with 0.89% of the market share and just one volume of Naruto on the top ten graphic novels chart. […]

]]> by: THE BEAT » Blog Archive » Diamond Tops for February | Blogflock Blog http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/03/13/diamond-tops-for-february/#comment-3036293 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 06:58:03 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/03/13/diamond-tops-for-february/#comment-3036293 [...] Diamond has expelled it’s rough charts for February, as well as incredibly, a Spidey-Obama emanate of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN surfaced a charts for a second true month. Watchmen, Batman RIP as well as SCott PIlgrim tip a book list. … Excerpt from:  THE BEAT » Blog Archive » Diamond Tops for February [...] […] Diamond has expelled it’s rough charts for February, as well as incredibly, a Spidey-Obama emanate of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN surfaced a charts for a second true month. Watchmen, Batman RIP as well as SCott PIlgrim tip a book list. … Excerpt from:  THE BEAT » Blog Archive » Diamond Tops for February […]

]]> by: Synsidar http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/03/13/diamond-tops-for-february/#comment-3033147 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:45:59 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/03/13/diamond-tops-for-february/#comment-3033147 Here's a description of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partwork" rel="nofollow">partworks.</a> While I was at the Grand Forks AFB Base Library several years ago, we regularly purchased partworks published by Marshall Cavendish for the juvenile nonfiction section. SRS Here’s a description of partworks. While I was at the Grand Forks AFB Base Library several years ago, we regularly purchased partworks published by Marshall Cavendish for the juvenile nonfiction section.

SRS

]]> by: BoozerX http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/03/13/diamond-tops-for-february/#comment-3031839 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:06:51 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/03/13/diamond-tops-for-february/#comment-3031839 Ok , that is like 700k comics for a short lame Obama story. Marvel must very happy. Ok , that is like 700k comics for a short lame Obama story.
Marvel must very happy.

]]> by: Joe Willams http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/03/13/diamond-tops-for-february/#comment-3030947 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:26:47 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/03/13/diamond-tops-for-february/#comment-3030947 I had to Google that Eaglemoss company. From the looks of it they make licensed figurines though their web site isn't really clear to me. Does this even much sense? <I> "Eaglemoss specialises in producing informative, highly illustrated partworks but we are also publishers of the ever popular Dairy Diary. Please click on the titles below for more information on our current, hugely successful publications." </I> What is a partwork? Was this originally written in English? I find it incredibly sad that the 8th largest company in Diamond's catalog isn't even a comics publisher. Then again, I also find it incredibly sad that nobody but Marvel and DC can even clear a measly 5%. How long before IDW overtakes Dark Horse for that #3 spot? I'd say that would signal a pretty momentous shift- although maybe it says more about that whole cover price debate and that no matter how much some fans loudly complain (and I seem to remember IDW getting a lot of flack for their prices a while back) the companies are making money with higher priced books even if they lose a handful of outraged fans (and maybe it's me but I always suspect these are the same people buying 4 day passes to San Diego and the Kindle and the iPhone and all the deluxe absolute hardcover editions of stuff they already have along with those Randy whatshisname statues without worrying about the price). I had to Google that Eaglemoss company. From the looks of it they make licensed figurines though their web site isn’t really clear to me. Does this even much sense?

“Eaglemoss specialises in producing informative, highly illustrated
partworks but we are also publishers of the ever popular Dairy
Diary. Please click on the titles below for more information on
our current, hugely successful publications.”

What is a partwork? Was this originally written in English?

I find it incredibly sad that the 8th largest company in Diamond’s catalog isn’t even a comics publisher. Then again, I also find it incredibly sad that nobody but Marvel and DC can even clear a measly 5%.

How long before IDW overtakes Dark Horse for that #3 spot? I’d say that would signal a pretty momentous shift- although maybe it says more about that whole cover price debate and that no matter how much some fans loudly complain (and I seem to remember IDW getting a lot of flack for their prices a while back) the companies are making money with higher priced books even if they lose a handful of outraged fans (and maybe it’s me but I always suspect these are the same people buying 4 day passes to San Diego and the Kindle and the iPhone and all the deluxe absolute hardcover editions of stuff they already have along with those Randy whatshisname statues without worrying about the price).

]]> by: Jeff Haas http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/03/13/diamond-tops-for-february/#comment-3028920 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 05:10:07 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/03/13/diamond-tops-for-february/#comment-3028920 Also noticed the price tags on all those issues at the top. Another price hike is on the way. Also noticed the price tags on all those issues at the top. Another price hike is on the way.

]]> by: John Jackson Miller http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/03/13/diamond-tops-for-february/#comment-3026984 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:51:04 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/03/13/diamond-tops-for-february/#comment-3026984 Looking back, I found that the repeat is highly unusual, but probably not unprecedented: http://blog.comichron.com/2009/03/february-2009-top-sellers-obama-repeat.html The problem is that reordered titles never made the distributor top-seller lists until 2003. Looking back, I found that the repeat is highly unusual, but probably not unprecedented:

http://blog.comichron.com/2009/03/february-2009-top-sellers-obama-repeat.html

The problem is that reordered titles never made the distributor top-seller lists until 2003.

]]> by: Scott Christian Sava http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/03/13/diamond-tops-for-february/#comment-3026767 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:55:27 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/03/13/diamond-tops-for-february/#comment-3026767 Good Job IDW! Way to take 4th place overall! Next up...Dark Horse! :) Good Job IDW!
Way to take 4th place overall!
Next up…Dark Horse!
:)

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