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TheAncientOne
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 Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 7:16 am
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Assuming one copy per person, that would mean roughly one out of every 32 people in Japan is expected to buy a copy.
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Kutsu
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Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 10:18 am
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I've always wondered why they print an additional million copies (which is a lot) compared to the actual sales ? Do they just stock them ? Have them sent to (school) librairies ? Isn't it a waste of money ? Can't they print like 3.1 or 3.2 million and eventually print more later on in case of extra demand ? It would make more sense, no ?
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Polycell
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Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 10:34 am
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Print runs have large overhead costs; it's far more economical to print extras and store them than to do multiple runs. Since One Piece is so very popular, it'll probably have a fairly significant "tail" after the initial sales storm has died down, so they add a significant buffer to the first print run(the normal risk of overestimating demand doesn't apply as much).
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Kutsu
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Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:07 am
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| Polycell wrote: | | Print runs have large overhead costs; it's far more economical to print extras and store them than to do multiple runs. Since One Piece is so very popular, it'll probably have a fairly significant "tail" after the initial sales storm has died down, so they add a significant buffer to the first print run(the normal risk of overestimating demand doesn't apply as much). |
Ok, thanks. ^^
An extra million still seems huge given that the previous volume has yet to crack 3 million and even with a significant 'tail' One Piece isn't exactly the manga equivalent of 'The Dark Side of the Moon' though I guess they are anticipating an expected sales surge when the manga ends (if it does).
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Evil Hero
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Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 2:59 pm
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they become arrogant after the super sales but what will happen if someday the sales will hugely drop unexpectedly?? and they printed so many copies
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Hospodar
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Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 4:32 pm
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| Evil Hero wrote: | | they become arrogant after the super sales but what will happen if someday the sales will hugely drop unexpectedly?? and they printed so many copies |
They will do what they do now. Store it. At one point in time it WILL sell those 4 Million. Be it in 2 years from now on or 20
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enurtsol
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Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 10:15 pm
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Generally, the longer it goes, the more storage fees accrue over time, especially if they keep building up adding more stuff to store. Eventually, it doesn't make economic sense to store so much for so long.
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CrowLia
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Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 10:19 pm
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Not to be rude or anything, but why is this news anymore? This is like the fourth time OP gets a 4mill print, there's nothing new about it
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SuperVegetto
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Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 5:46 am
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| Kutsu wrote: |
| Polycell wrote: | | Print runs have large overhead costs; it's far more economical to print extras and store them than to do multiple runs. Since One Piece is so very popular, it'll probably have a fairly significant "tail" after the initial sales storm has died down, so they add a significant buffer to the first print run(the normal risk of overestimating demand doesn't apply as much). |
Ok, thanks. ^^
An extra million still seems huge given that the previous volume has yet to crack 3 million and even with a significant 'tail' One Piece isn't exactly the manga equivalent of 'The Dark Side of the Moon' though I guess they are anticipating an expected sales surge when the manga ends (if it does). |
So One Piece is less than the manga equivalent of an album that has sold only 50 million copies?
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Kutsu
Joined: 23 Apr 2011
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Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:19 am
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| SuperVegetto wrote: |
| Kutsu wrote: |
| Polycell wrote: | | Print runs have large overhead costs; it's far more economical to print extras and store them than to do multiple runs. Since One Piece is so very popular, it'll probably have a fairly significant "tail" after the initial sales storm has died down, so they add a significant buffer to the first print run(the normal risk of overestimating demand doesn't apply as much). |
Ok, thanks. ^^
An extra million still seems huge given that the previous volume has yet to crack 3 million and even with a significant 'tail' One Piece isn't exactly the manga equivalent of 'The Dark Side of the Moon' though I guess they are anticipating an expected sales surge when the manga ends (if it does). |
So One Piece is less than the manga equivalent of an album that has sold only 50 million copies? |
It was a reference to its 741 weeks in the chart (a record I think), not its sales. ^^
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