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deeplots wrote: But I have never heard them even mention that they are available digitally. Ever. I also never hear talk of digital comics, and as far as I can tell there are none of the JLA combo pack available to be bought. Are the digital books available in Canada? If not that could be why I don't hear it, if they are, then I'd say my store seems to be firmly in the anti-digital arena. Could be wrong though.
A lot of stores are afraid of digital as competition, although stores have the option of having a digital portal to Comixology on their own web-site, so that allows them to get a cut of digital sales (but I know not all stores have web-sites).
ANY of the books are available digitally, the JL Combo pack just has a code in it that can be redeemed on line, but you can buy them all on-line if you want. NOTE: Price should go down to $1.99 after the #2 issues come out.....
deeplots wrote:
I'm a little mixed on how I feel about it all. It's great that so many people are buying comics, but on the other hand if lots of the great issues are selling out then when a new customer comes in to buy a comic and there aren't any there, then they likely won't be coming back. Hopefully this doesn't happen to too many new readers.
If the LCS owner has a clue, he will tell someone who comes in for a sold out book:
1) We'll have 2nd prints in stock in a week or two
2) You can get them digitally, here's the URL for our store's web-site, you can buy them there and read them today!
Even is a LCS gets a cut on any digital comics sold through their website I can totally understand if they are a little weird about promoting it.
deeplots wrote:
I'm a little mixed on how I feel about it all. It's great that so many people are buying comics, but on the other hand if lots of the great issues are selling out then when a new customer comes in to buy a comic and there aren't any there, then they likely won't be coming back. Hopefully this doesn't happen to too many new readers.
If the LCS owner has a clue, he will tell someone who comes in for a sold out book:
1) We'll have 2nd prints in stock in a week or two
2) You can get them digitally, here's the URL for our store's web-site, you can buy them there and read them today!
Even is a LCS gets a cut on any digital comics sold through their website I can totally understand if they are a little weird about promoting it.
Thanks for the shout out Bob
My philosophy is, I would rather get a portion of the digital sale then nothing at all. If someone comes in looking, I have no problem letting people know that the digital is available as well as when the second printings are coming (which is on the same day as the #2 is released for all of the new 52 except Action Comics and Justice League which have already come out). I think it is a poor idea for retailers to pass up on the digital sale opportunity if you can't supply the physical issue. It's better than them going out and downloading a pirated copy somewhere.
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