Marketing comics by Ken Marcus
Over at Robot 6, writer Ken Marcus (SUPER HUMAN RESOURCES) has a long list of marketing tips that, in the Post-Benchmark era, will need...
BookScan Debate Goes to Hell: The Final Monday
As the swallows return to Capistrano, as the bats return to Colossal Caves, as the wildebeest migrate across the Serengeti, and the alewives return...
Quote of the day
Let’s take a closer look at the five books, shall we? And, by “take a closer look” I mean, of course, “second-guess” and “nitpick.”...
Business bits
§ At PW Comics Week, Ada Price surveys s bunch of comics retailers o see how they're doing and the old "cautious optimism" line...
A comics shop in France
Fantagraphics' Jason Miles visits Un Regard Moderne, a comics shop in France.
Hibbs on Diamond
Retailer Brian Hibbs comments on Diamond's recent decision to impose a higher benchmark for products they carry -- following fears that great comics...
PILGRIM demand high!
We're hearing that due to various factors, including Diamond's warehouse move, many re-orders for SCOTT PILGRIM #5 -- at least in New York...
Tomorrow: ICv2 Graphic Novel Conference
Tomorrow, as is customary, the NYCC pre-game kicks off with the expanded ICv2 Graphic Novel conference. The schedule is below, and the Beat will...
More Diamond thoughts
§ Chris Butcher finally weighs in with his thoughts on the Diamond changes and it seems we've reached the end of an era:
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More on Diamond and the future
There's been a lot going on since Diamond's new benchmark bombshell, with several alternative distribution sources cropping up, notably Ka-Blam and their Print-on-Demand ComicsMonkey....
Recession Watch: Magazine distribution woes continue
Only the New York Post seems to have picked up on this story, but it's a biggie. Another major magazine distributor has joined...
New Diamond policies expected to have massive effects
Diamond Distribution, the largest and practically only North America distributor of periodical comics, is in the process of rolling out a few new business...
