I’m not too surprised to see that Barnes & Noble is considering pushing back in some way against the DC Comics/Amazon Kindle Fire exclusive deal announced last week, although the possibility of the chain taking DC books off the shelves of physical stores seems like the kind of upping of the ante that’ll cause a lot of concern for the publisher.
It’s unlikely that DC would be able to back out of the exclusivity clause with Amazon at this point, so I’m not sure what the solution would be for them if other retailers were to follow this route (Remember, the Amazon Kindle editions also look to be significantly cheaper than the print versions, so a direct market retailer protest isn’t out of the question, either) – unless, of course, the potential gain from the Amazon audience is going to be seen as being worth the risk and loss of business elsewhere. I wonder if this is the start of the much-anticipated print/digital war…?
October 6th, 2011 at 3:04 pm
I really dislike the concept of exclusives in general, but to have them in a medium that is struggling as much as the comic industry? Once again, it’s counter-intuitive to attempting to get comics out there as far and wide as possible.
October 6th, 2011 at 5:49 pm
Amazon already gives 35%+ discounts on print trades, so I don’t see why B&N suddenly have their panties in a bunch.
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