In a response to DC's exclusive partnering with Amazon's Kindle Fire for perennial titles like "Watchmen" and "The Sandman," Barnes & Noble has pulled the physical books from their store shelves as a protest.
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10-07-2011, 01:29 PM #1Mild-Mannered Reporter
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CBR: Barnes & Noble Pulls 100 DC Graphic Novels
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10-07-2011, 01:35 PM #2Creator of Strange Paths!
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+10 to Marvel Comics! Hopefully B&N will fill that shelf space up in the Mighty Marvel Manner!
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10-07-2011, 01:36 PM #3Senior Member
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I guess DC didn't research things through when they went for an exclusive deal. Also having books available on just one platform is dumb since other users of other e-readers won't have access to it and you want your material to be as accessible as you can make it to get as many customers as you can.
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10-07-2011, 01:41 PM #4Senior Member
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Dumb move on the part of B&N.
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10-07-2011, 01:49 PM #5Cyclops was right
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I'm pretty sure this will hurt DC more than B&N.
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10-07-2011, 01:49 PM #6Shut up, Leonard
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dick move. so what you can't sell them digitally? you can still make money by just selling the damn books. The "commitment" to their customers is pretty ass backwards, they're saying:
"Dear customers, because we can't sell you these books digitally, we aren't going to sell them to you at all, because YOU come first..."
Okaaaay, what if I want to go in and buy that physical book? Where's your commitment to me then? Guess I'll just go to amazon and buy them for cheaper since you apparently don't want my money.
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10-07-2011, 01:49 PM #7Junior Member
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Agreed, but I need more characters. Originally Posted by Scud
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10-07-2011, 01:52 PM #8Junior Member
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that's a protest?
Barnes and Noble: I'm going to cut off my nose to spite my face. Honestly, Barnes and Noble isn't even as good as Borders was. Amazon sells everything cheaper anyway. I'm sorry to see the death of real book stores...but money talks. Decisions like this will only hasten their demise.
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10-07-2011, 01:52 PM #9Member
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I can understand why B&N did this, but I think this action may hurt them more than DC. Sure, graphic novels is small part of what they offer, but with all the problems that book stores have these days, this move still makes them lose few potential customers.
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10-07-2011, 01:53 PM #105x CBR WFL Champ
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Well the coffin has been made for years now.
Seems like all that's left is the plot and a few nails to seal in the comic and book industry."That was the ebb. Pray I do not demonstrate my mastery over the flow."
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10-07-2011, 01:54 PM #11Cyclops was right
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As long as Barns and Noble continue to sell Manga, they won't be taking a hit from this, especially since it's only DC's graphic novels they won't be selling. Originally Posted by Celestin
"And in a few years, some rebellious little kid is going to turn up at your school with me on his t-shirt. 'Cyclops was right.'"
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10-07-2011, 01:56 PM #12Junior Member
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I understand B & N completely. If DC is going to partially exclude them, Its understandable than B & N would just remove the entire line.
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10-07-2011, 02:01 PM #13New Member
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We'll see what BATMAN has to say about that!
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10-07-2011, 02:02 PM #14Ladies Man
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Sounds like B&N is trying to use their near-monopoly in the physical book seller space to try and fight back against Amazon. I may have issues with Amazon's business practices as well, but this seems kind of dirty to me.
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You can't say they won't lose any customers over this. Originally Posted by OrpheusTelos
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