IDW leaves Diamond for Random House for book market sales
Sept 13, 2016 20:22:52 GMT -5
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Now if only someone could offer a viable alternative to Diamond in the direct market, maybe we could see improvements is the customer service, pricing, variety, and health of the market overall.
-M
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In 2013, Dark Horse Comics moved their bookstore distribution contract from Diamond Book Distributors to Penguin Random House.
I understand it worked out rather well for them, and they have seen a considerable rise in sales since.
This left Diamond Book Distributors with IDW and Image Comics as their big accounts.
Well, now it’s Image Comics, as IDW is making the same move as Dark Horse did three years ago.
The agreement will begin from April 2017. This won’t affect their distribution in comic stores, as IDW remains exclusive to Diamond Comic Distributors for the direct market.
I understand it worked out rather well for them, and they have seen a considerable rise in sales since.
This left Diamond Book Distributors with IDW and Image Comics as their big accounts.
Well, now it’s Image Comics, as IDW is making the same move as Dark Horse did three years ago.
The agreement will begin from April 2017. This won’t affect their distribution in comic stores, as IDW remains exclusive to Diamond Comic Distributors for the direct market.
Now if only someone could offer a viable alternative to Diamond in the direct market, maybe we could see improvements is the customer service, pricing, variety, and health of the market overall.
-M
