Barnes & Noble Acquired by Private Equity Firm
The last big book chain has new owners and a new CEO.
The Retailer’s View: The Problem With Free Comic Book Day
Free Comic Book Day is great... but does it more to harm the industry than help?
Tilting at Windmills #274: Looking at Bookscan for 2018
Dav Pilkey sold 2.7 million graphic novels in 2018 and other jaw dropping numbers from Brian Hibbs' annual Bookscan analysis.
Image’s Eric Stephenson talks about Comix Experience’s 30th Anniversary
Comcis shops provide a unique community, Image's Publisher reminds us
Diamond’s comicshoplocator.com is back with mobile-friendly upgrades
The distributor notes that since the site launched in 1996, it has directed more than 6 million users to comics specialty shops throughout North America.
Retailer Brian Hibbs has a 10-point plan for the comics industry
"Publishers are treating the customers as “super fans” who are bottomless ATM machines. But every working retailer in this room can tell you that this doesn’t match the reality of our customers"
Bob Wayne: Comics need diversity and retailers need to nurture change
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Continuing our ComicsPRO wrap-up, the text of Bob Wayne's keynote address has been released. Wayne was in charge of sales and marketing at DC...
ComicsPRO anounces awards, board election and addresses industry issues
Just to wrap up the mighty deeds at the annual eeting or comics retailer organization ComicsPRO, several announcements have been released.
First, the official winners of...
DC sets the record straight on publishing plans for DC Giants, reprints, cuts and...
After some garbled messaging, DC's plans for their 100 page giants and reprints have been made clearer.
ComicsPRO: Boom!’s Flip Sablik talks more returnability and a new book from Kieron Gillen
As we've noted the retailer/publisher gathering ComicsPRO is underway in Charlotte this weekend, kicking off what will be a momentous year for the comics industry....
ComicsPRO: Nancy Spears is heading up DC’s sales and more
DC's Game of Thrones comes into focus at this weeks ComicsPRO retailer meeting.
Tilting at Windmills #273: Changing Your Store’s Culture
How do you get a Big 2 reader to broaden their horizons? The answer is 'one book at a time.'
