Comments on: What’s Up With Iron Wok Jan? http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/18/whats-up-with-iron-wok-jan/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:59:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/18/whats-up-with-iron-wok-jan/comment-page-1/#comment-1076 Johanna Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:51:03 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/18/whats-up-with-iron-wok-jan/#comment-1076 Yeah, I noticed that my Othello #6, which Diamond just shipped, was published two months earlier. Thanks for the background, Matt. I wish there was more competition available. Yeah, I noticed that my Othello #6, which Diamond just shipped, was published two months earlier. Thanks for the background, Matt. I wish there was more competition available.

]]> By: Matthew http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/18/whats-up-with-iron-wok-jan/comment-page-1/#comment-1075 Matthew Tue, 21 Feb 2006 22:21:02 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/18/whats-up-with-iron-wok-jan/#comment-1075 Don't blame Dr. Master -- they came out with their books on schedule. We had IWJ #15 back in December, and it was also available through mass-market bookstores in December as well. Another recent Diamond screw-up involves a few of the Del Rey Manga books, where they are shipping through Diamond out-of-order, and late. Del Rey is extremely good about shipping stuff on-time, and as far as I can tell have a 100% on-time record for their manga releases, shipping exactly on their pre-announced release dates. Yet Diamond somehow fouled that one up. I personally place a huge chunk of the blame on Diamond's monopoly. If they had a direct-market competitor, screw-ups like this would be less likely to happen. As it now stands, Diamond has *no* significant incentive to improve their services to the direct market. Don’t blame Dr. Master — they came out with their books on schedule. We had IWJ #15 back in December, and it was also available through mass-market bookstores in December as well.

Another recent Diamond screw-up involves a few of the Del Rey Manga books, where they are shipping through Diamond out-of-order, and late. Del Rey is extremely good about shipping stuff on-time, and as far as I can tell have a 100% on-time record for their manga releases, shipping exactly on their pre-announced release dates. Yet Diamond somehow fouled that one up.

I personally place a huge chunk of the blame on Diamond’s monopoly. If they had a direct-market competitor, screw-ups like this would be less likely to happen. As it now stands, Diamond has *no* significant incentive to improve their services to the direct market.

]]> By: Heidi M. http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/18/whats-up-with-iron-wok-jan/comment-page-1/#comment-1067 Heidi M. Mon, 20 Feb 2006 20:34:58 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/18/whats-up-with-iron-wok-jan/#comment-1067 I have IWJ #15 sitting right here. I got it a few months ago in a whole pack of Dr Master books. So I dunno why it isn't listed as having come out. I have IWJ #15 sitting right here. I got it a few months ago in a whole pack of Dr Master books. So I dunno why it isn’t listed as having come out.

]]> By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/18/whats-up-with-iron-wok-jan/comment-page-1/#comment-1035 Johanna Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:19:10 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/18/whats-up-with-iron-wok-jan/#comment-1035 Do you think this would happen if those publishers were exclusive with Diamond? Never mind, just speculating. I can believe it's Diamond, but I also blame the publisher, because their out-of-date website says that book 15 was due out last October. Do you think this would happen if those publishers were exclusive with Diamond? Never mind, just speculating.

I can believe it’s Diamond, but I also blame the publisher, because their out-of-date website says that book 15 was due out last October.

]]> By: David Welsh http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/18/whats-up-with-iron-wok-jan/comment-page-1/#comment-1034 David Welsh Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:07:17 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/18/whats-up-with-iron-wok-jan/#comment-1034 People were just talking about this over at Love Manga in regards to Nodame Cantabile 3 coming out in comic shops two weeks after NC 4. I think the consensus is that it's Diamond, which I could believe with no problem. Of course, I don't think Del Rey cares much about the direct market, but I'd guess DR Master might be a little more annoyed. People were just talking about this over at Love Manga in regards to Nodame Cantabile 3 coming out in comic shops two weeks after NC 4. I think the consensus is that it’s Diamond, which I could believe with no problem. Of course, I don’t think Del Rey cares much about the direct market, but I’d guess DR Master might be a little more annoyed.

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