Comments on: Diamond’s Market Stranglehold http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/01/21/diamonds-market-stranglehold/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Wed, 22 May 2013 20:47:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Michael Denton http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/01/21/diamonds-market-stranglehold/comment-page-1/#comment-675 Michael Denton Sun, 22 Jan 2006 20:05:32 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/01/21/diamonds-market-stranglehold/#comment-675 The direct market still has the edge on local bookstores for graphic novel availability, but it struggles to compete with the internet. Amazon in particular gets you almost any GN at a great discount – as well as places like Khepri.com. Also, I just ordered hard-to-find early TPB of Usagi Yojimbo through Amazon, something I know I’d have to wait months for if I ordered through my LCS, if I ever got them.

]]> By: Ray Cornwall http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/01/21/diamonds-market-stranglehold/comment-page-1/#comment-661 Ray Cornwall Sun, 22 Jan 2006 01:54:46 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/01/21/diamonds-market-stranglehold/#comment-661 While this sort of thing is a disaster for retailers interested in carrying these graphic novels, it’s not disastrous for readers who want these books. I’ve either been pre-ordering these books from my mail order guy or doing quick orders from Amazon. Heck, Amazon gave me a three-month free trial of Amazon Prime, so I get free two-day (and sometimes one-day, depending on the center) shipping.

Is it possible that the direct market, dependent upon big margins to make up for their inability to return non-selling material, just can’t compete against bookstores when it comes to graphic novels?

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