Comments on: Behind The Counter #195 - Won’t Someone Think of The Children? http://www.canadiangeek.org/blog/2008/01/18/behind-the-counter-195-wont-someone-think-of-the-children/ Your Source for All Things Geek -- Comics, Movies, Music and, well, Geeks. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:18:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Brian http://www.canadiangeek.org/blog/2008/01/18/behind-the-counter-195-wont-someone-think-of-the-children/#comment-5364 Brian Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:33:48 +0000 http://www.canadiangeek.org/blog/2008/01/18/behind-the-counter-195-wont-someone-think-of-the-children/#comment-5364 Yeah, the quality is always weaker in my experience with these types of books. Which I find unfortunate in of itself. If your using the magic of comics tot each it sucks that they are using second rate comics. Hmmmm, maybe there's an easier job market for an artist like myself to break into there. Bri Yeah, the quality is always weaker in my experience with these types of books. Which I find unfortunate in of itself. If your using the magic of comics tot each it sucks that they are using second rate comics.

Hmmmm, maybe there’s an easier job market for an artist like myself to break into there.

Bri

]]> By: Happy Harbor Comics http://www.canadiangeek.org/blog/2008/01/18/behind-the-counter-195-wont-someone-think-of-the-children/#comment-5361 Happy Harbor Comics Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:16:58 +0000 http://www.canadiangeek.org/blog/2008/01/18/behind-the-counter-195-wont-someone-think-of-the-children/#comment-5361 Well, I couldn't say for sure but making some logical assumptions we could arrive at the conclusion that they should be cheaper. If a low-end Diamond Comic is moving 1,500 units (plus whatever private sales occur) and is, in theory, breaking even, think about how many schools there are in a typical city. 1,500 units wouldn't even begin to cover the number of schools that book could go into with proper marketing. Further, these companies are not selling just through Diamond. There are numerous book distribution networks for scholastic materials so there's no shortage of venues for promotion and advertising. And let's not forget turnover. School books do not have the life span of a typical fanboy comic. It's substancially shorter and many schools would want multiple copies (one school we deal with orders Bone trades based on the number of kids per class to ensure each child has their own copy). I can't comment on page rates either but I would assume the costs of production would be similar. If it's higher, that's unfortunate as the quality is generally weaker. Well, I couldn’t say for sure but making some logical assumptions we could arrive at the conclusion that they should be cheaper.

If a low-end Diamond Comic is moving 1,500 units (plus whatever private sales occur) and is, in theory, breaking even, think about how many schools there are in a typical city. 1,500 units wouldn’t even begin to cover the number of schools that book could go into with proper marketing.

Further, these companies are not selling just through Diamond. There are numerous book distribution networks for scholastic materials so there’s no shortage of venues for promotion and advertising.

And let’s not forget turnover. School books do not have the life span of a typical fanboy comic. It’s substancially shorter and many schools would want multiple copies (one school we deal with orders Bone trades based on the number of kids per class to ensure each child has their own copy).

I can’t comment on page rates either but I would assume the costs of production would be similar. If it’s higher, that’s unfortunate as the quality is generally weaker.

]]> By: Brian http://www.canadiangeek.org/blog/2008/01/18/behind-the-counter-195-wont-someone-think-of-the-children/#comment-5360 Brian Sun, 20 Jan 2008 04:02:52 +0000 http://www.canadiangeek.org/blog/2008/01/18/behind-the-counter-195-wont-someone-think-of-the-children/#comment-5360 Is the demand high enough on these books for companies to be able to drop their prices and still turn a profit? I know you get a lot of demand at the store for this type of material but my question is there enough demand, nation wide, to support he fair prices your talking about? Bri Is the demand high enough on these books for companies to be able to drop their prices and still turn a profit? I know you get a lot of demand at the store for this type of material but my question is there enough demand, nation wide, to support he fair prices your talking about?

Bri

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