Barnes and Noble - your neighbourhood comic shop?

[jwyblejr]

The Barnes & Noble in Huntsville moved. I think I'll stick to Books A Million.

[thunderbolt]

Both B&N's in Polk County closed years ago, so this will do me no good. If Diamond or Marvel or whoever wants to get comics to kids, drop the prices and get them into 7-11 and Wal-Mart, and get them to download cheaper than print. Its really a simple solution to the problem.

[ScottA]

Our B&N closed months ago.

[samurainoir]

Given that they are utilizing Diamond, hopefully that means non-returnable product. Marvel and DC are big enough to weather the massive amount of trade paperback/graphic novel returns that will result from Borders, but we've seen in the past smaller companies finding really hard times in similar circumstances.

[The Toyroom]

Anything that gets comics out to the masses is a good thing.

In my estimation, DC and Marvel REALLY screwed up when they abandoned the newstand market in the 80s.

Chris

Tell me about it...have to drive 25 minutes to pick up a comic at the LCS...will be the same distance if Barnes & Noble carried anything decent.

Of course I can't even think of an actual newstand in my hometown anymore...apparently people don't read....?

[Earth 2 Chris]

Anything that gets comics out to the masses is a good thing.

In my estimation, DC and Marvel REALLY screwed up when they abandoned the newstand market in the 80s.

Chris

[samurainoir]

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This will certainly be an interesting experiment in light of the repercussions that the Borders bankrupcy is having on the comics industry.