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By: Tilting at Windmills Volume 2 » Comics Worth Reading

Tilting at Windmills Volume 2 » Comics Worth Reading — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:05:40 +0000

[...] specialty stores by outspoken San Francisco retailer Brian Hibbs. (I commented briefly on the first volume; sadly, it’s out of print, although still available [...]

By: Johanna

Johanna — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:27:49 +0000

I’m glad the owner has changed his mind on that, then, since this last came up some months ago.

By: Brian Hibbs

Brian Hibbs — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:21:08 +0000

Just as an FYI, the CBIA *does* allow on-line only retailers.

-B

By: Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Dec. 11, 2007: It’s beginning to look a lot like Dullsville

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:09:42 +0000

[...] Johanna Draper Carlson recommends learning resources for aspiring comics [...]

By: Convergence » links for 2007-12-11

Convergence » links for 2007-12-11 — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:24:09 +0000

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By: Jamie Coville

Jamie Coville — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:22:51 +0000

Another solid resource would be the ComicsPro Message board. There is an $80 price to join, but you get mentoring from established retailers. It’s designed for people that want to open a comic book store and need a whole bunch of advice.

http://www.comicspro.org/apply.html#mentor

By: Alan Coil

Alan Coil — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:32:49 +0000

At one time, I wanted to own my own comic book store. Today, I’d be very hesitant to open a new store. In my area, Toledo, Ohio, there are 3 existing comic book stores. If I was going to get into the business, I would be quite willing to buy any of the 3. All 3 of them have been there for around 20 years, and I see ways to improve all of them.

In the big picture, the single most important thing for opening a new store or buying an existing store is to have money, lots and lots of money. At a new store, you will be losing money for a long, long time. At an existing store, you will have to make big monthly loan payments.