Not exact matches
These are the readers who encounter
comics in a general - interest
bookstore and read their stories
as completed works in book format.
As a result of this focus, comiXology emphasizes weekly
comics over collected editions and graphic novels, and it is organized more like a
comics shop than a
bookstore.
More manga and light novels are hitting the shelves in
bookstores and
comic shops, and more titles than ever are available in digital formats the same day / date
as in Japan.
When it comes to back catalogs, digital is a boon for readers,
as it eliminates the problem of scouring
comics shops and
bookstores for older out - of - print or hard - to - find books and issues.
Certainly the collapse of Borders didn't help, since Borders made up between 1 / 3rd and 1 / 5th of manga market dollar sales; Borders graphic novel buyer and manga fan Kurt Hassler, who later left the
bookstore business to co-found Yen Press, was the trend - setter who turned chain
bookstores into the # 1 manga destination (
as opposed to traditional
comic shops, many of which never sold manga anyway).
I've read articles on some sites by particular
comic shop retailers who tout the low Bookscan numbers
as some sort of «proof» that their stores in the Direct Market are the superior means to get
comics, rather than actual
bookstores.
Many authors choose digital platforms such
as Gumroad and Comixology or decide to sell their print copies at conventions or in
comic shops and
bookstores.
In addition, $ 105 will get you five copies of the books,
as well
as the «bundled» digital download, for you to resell, provided you're a
comics book retailer or independent
bookstore.