Comments on: Manufacturers Can Force Minimum Pricing

By: Funnybook Babylon

Funnybook Babylon — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 14:54:57 +0000

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Why does this matter to the comics industry? According to two blogs, one maintained by Icarus Publishing, and “Comics Worth Reading”, it does, and is a potential tool to blunt the growing influence of online retailers. With all due respect to both sites, that view relies on an overly broad interpretation of the case.
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By: More on Minimum Pricing » Comics Worth Reading

More on Minimum Pricing » Comics Worth Reading — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:54:47 +0000

[...] week, we were speculating on why someone might want to force a minimum price in [...]

By: Ã‚Â¡OpresiÃƒÂ³n del Norte! « Ã‚Â¡OperaciÃƒÂ³n Mandril!

Ã‚Â¡OpresiÃƒÂ³n del Norte! « Ã‚Â¡OperaciÃƒÂ³n Mandril! — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:14:26 +0000

[...] del Norte! 2 07 2007 por Arturo Sarmiento Comicworldnews.com y Comicsworthreading.com nos alertan de este artÃƒÂculo en el New York Times, acerca del fin de la prohibiciÃƒÂ³n a fabricantes [...]

By: MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Eden: Not so endless?

MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Eden: Not so endless? — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:04:30 +0000

[...] Last week, the court struck down a ban on minimum pricing. What does this mean to you and me? Johanna Draper Carlson and Simon Jones speculated last week that this may affect online retailers who offer deep [...]

By: Craig

Craig — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:03:57 +0000

They’re going to protect the direct market base by pulling out of Amazon and the like? Just take the most lucrative and growing market segment (graphic novels) and kneecap it? Again, I can’t see why DC or Marvel would be moved to act on this ruling at all.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 11:32:48 +0000

One possibility that’s been speculated about is using this to restrict online deep discounters. DC and Marvel might want to do so in order to protect their direct market base.

By: craigmoe@gmail.com

craigmoe@gmail.com — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:36:52 +0000

Please. I don’t think even comic book companies are suicidal enough to start pulling their books out of stores that discount them. Marvel and DC get the same amount of money no matter what price stores choose to sell books at, and none of the traditional reasons to enforce a price minimum – to be percieved as a luxury item, to avoid undercutting their own retail operation, or an Apple-like branding strategy – apply to funnybooks. This will have absolutely no effect.

(Similarly, CD and DVD makers wouldn’t get involved either, especially since the music business is well aware their SRP is seen as insanely overpriced.)

By: In Brief… « In One Ear…

In Brief… « In One Ear… — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:15:56 +0000

[...] (How does this impact comics?Ã‚Â Maybe it won’t but here is both Simon @ Icarus Publishing and Johanna @ Comics Worth Reading Ã‚Â thoughts…and yeah…this is a [...]

By: scott h

scott h — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:30:13 +0000

If you watch the video I dont think that is what he is saying at all.

By: Thom

Thom — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:23:25 +0000

I am a bit concerned as to what this will do for CD and DVD prices. For a large # of DVDs, the technical suggested retail price is still around $29.99-even if, say, Best Buy sells it for $14.99.

By: Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » June 29, 2007: Coursin’ frew Keef’s veins

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:49:03 +0000

[...] (First link via Johanna Draper Carlson.) [...]

By: Seth

Seth — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:59:40 +0000

Matt Fraction seems to think that the big two will make themselves irrelevant by ignoring the bookstores and catering too much to the direct market.

http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/06/28/fraction-on-the-direct-market/