Diamond announces 40% reduction in freight charges
The shipping cost reduction, announced at ComicsPRO, will take place over the course of the next five months.
The Indirect Market: Diamond’s Reduced Shipping is Too Little, Too Late
Diamond's reduced shipping cost is too little too late... and possibly even worrying.
ComicsPRO 2023: One creator could feel the passion
One creator attended the ComicsPRO retailer meeting for the first time, and came away pretty jazzed about comics.
The Indirect Market: The One Thing You Need to Run a Successful Shop
There are a lot of things shops need to do to stay in business, but there is one thing that will never fail.
ComicsPRO 2023 wrap-up: happy retailers, Schanes to Oni, and more
Wrapping up news and reactions from the industry's first big trade event of the year, ComicsPRO, "the most inspiring 72 hour of the year."
ComicsPRO president Jenn Haines: “Comics retailers know how to fight and how to adapt”
ComicPRO president Jenn Haines of the Dragon has a lot to say about the past and future of comics retailing
ComicsPRO 2023 meeting kicks off in person as the industry faces challenges
For the first time since 2020, the retailing organization ComicsPRO is meeting in person - and facing a radically changed industry.
The Indirect Market: Saving the Industry, By Thinking Smaller
One of our comics retail experts talks about saving the industry, by thinking small.
The Indirect Market: 2023 Is Gonna Suck – But It Doesn’t Have To
Retailer Brandon Schatz return and looks at the forces impacting the industry in 2023 - some of it is bad, but there is hope for a new system.
Tilting at Windmills #293: What’s Wrong with the Periodical???
Retailers Brian Hibbs lays out the current problems with the periodical comics market, including variant covers and over-saturation.
Old Dog, New Tricks #4: How a virtual event can sell books for your...
Our retailer columnist returns with tips for throwing virtual events and using bookshop.org to sell more books.
Tilting at Windmills #292: En Garde
After getting some pushback on his last column, retailer Brian Hibbs explains more about why shrinking margins on periodicals are affecting his business
