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ATKokmen
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And for those keeping track of such things, PGW used to handle bookstore distribution for VIZ before VIZ switched to Simon & Shuster, so they certainly have some level of familiarity with the manga category.
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Richard J.
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IIRC, there have been a lot of complaints in the past about Diamond, so this sounds like a good deal to me. I'm curious about what the actual benefits will be though.
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Gage
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Broccoli already has two manga titles ready for release:
-Galaxy Angel II, volume 1, January 24, 2007 - Disagea II, volume 1, February 27, 2007 ^Selling for $9.99 Just thought I'd post this here seeing the topic has to do with Broccoli Books. 
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ATKokmen
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That curiousity is natural, but whatever benefits Broccoli sees in their new book trade distributor are likely the kind of business decision that's invisible and irrelevant to the individual fan or bookbuyer. And that's kinda the way it should be. As far Diamond goes, when it comes to complaints about them, it's worth realizing that Diamond maintains different businessess--Diamond Comic Distributors that distributes stuff to comic book stores and Diamond Book Distributors that distributed books to book stores. Complaints you may hear about one aspect of their business might not be relevant to the other--and, of course, may or may not be fair anyway. |
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Richard J.
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Also, there may be tangible benefits that a fan can notice. Maybe the new distributor will be able to get things to their destinations earlier and in better shape. (I'm convinced that whomever provides the comics at my local store like to play games with the boxes. A fair sized portion of the stock this month was badly bent.) Most of the complaints I've heard in the past have been about the comic distribution but I've also heard negative things about their general business practices. |
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ATKokmen
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Well, that's fair enough. That natural curiousity about how publishing works is certainly a recurrent theme among fans. (It certainly came up a several times during the panels I sat on at MangaNEXT for example.) Well, for what it's worth, we at Del Rey Manga are likely to touch on a few aspects of the publishing process in our regular e-newsletter. Subscribe (if you haven't already) and maybe we'll answer your question. (And, heck, you can always e-mail to ask us something. We won't give away trade secrets, but we might give away the benefit of our insight!)
That's certainly true. Different distributors, different warehouses, different fulfillment systems, might all make for efficiencies even an individual fan can notice. Maybe not every fan...but ones as interested and attentive as you are.
Again, fair enough. But always remember to keep in mind complainers' biases. Speaking broadly, not every complaint is valid, and not every valid complaint can be extrapolated to some sort of general rule. There are surely plenty of valid criticisms of Diamond's business practices. But Diamond also takes a lot of undeserved heat just because they're so easy a target. --A.T. Kokmen Marketing Manager Del Rey Manga www.delreymanga.com |
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Atamaii.com
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One benefit to fans and publishers in using other distributors than Diamond -- they may reach more retailers that way.
There are some who will not use Diamond at all. I would never open a comic shop, for example, since I know that Diamond would have to be my primary supplier. I just feel better with diversified suppliers. In the end, we primarily buy direct, or not at all. So we don't sell much printed material. |
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