Comments on: Some Diamond books going back on sale at Amazon; worries remain

By: Bleeding Suck

Bleeding Suck — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:10:55 +0000

And at the end of the day, people managed to save a whopping $50 bucks for several hundred dollars of crappy stories you could look up for free on Wikipedia without lifting you’re credit card! YOU GUYS WON THE INTERNET11

By: Simon Jones

Simon Jones — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:22:32 +0000

Looks like Kick-Ass at number 9 right now. Not available directly from Amazon at the moment…

By: Torsten Adair

Torsten Adair — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:10:43 +0000

Bone color is published by Scholastic, which is not a DBD client. Cartoon Books, owned by Jeff Smith, is, and the one-volume edition is still “unfriended” by Amazon.

What’s the highest DBD graphic novel on the Amazon GN bestseller list?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:30:41 +0000

More Daredevil, Hellboy, Bone colored editions, and Fantastic Four has been put up as well.

By: Simon Jones

Simon Jones — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:50:58 +0000

Many of Digital Manga Publishing’s books have also returned to Amazon. And pre-orders for some Marvel books. If the buy button take down is really for auditing purposes, it might make sense that unreleased titles and those from publishers not involved in the ordering frenzy be reactivated first. Here’s hoping that’s the case.

By: Todd Allen

Todd Allen — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:04:57 +0000

Looks like title-by-title restoration right now. Not a lot of rhyme or reason.

But yeah, for most books, we’re talking 6 days without Amazon availability and counting and it isn’t clear explanations were being given. Makes it very reasonable for publisher to start investigating other options. Due diligence and all…

By: Torsten Adair

Torsten Adair — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:31:40 +0000

The most troubling possibility is this:
Larger DBD accounts could be lured away by other distributors offering better discounts, sales staff, and book store promotions.

If the big guys leave, then DBD is left with smaller publishers, and smaller market share.

Would we see a situation similar to what caused the demise of Capital City?

I hope not, as DBD provides book store and library access to a plethora of graphic novel publishers.

I do not expect Diamond to go out of business, given the revenue stream from monthly comic book sales, but if that revenue stream trickles, then it could hurt the smaller publishers with tighter budgets.