Comments on: Top 300 Comics for March 2008 http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/3822.htm/ We Know You Love Comics. We Do Too. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:13:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Josh P. http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/3822.htm/#comment-56210 Josh P. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:05:00 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=3822#comment-56210 Oops.... Oops….

]]> By: Stephen Schleicher http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/3822.htm/#comment-56207 Stephen Schleicher Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:16:40 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=3822#comment-56207 I am that large dude at the LCS :D I am that large dude at the LCS :D

]]> By: Josh P. http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/3822.htm/#comment-56204 Josh P. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:47:44 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=3822#comment-56204 That's what that smell is. I thought it was the large dude from the LCS. That’s what that smell is.

I thought it was the large dude from the LCS.

]]> By: Stephen Schleicher http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/3822.htm/#comment-56201 Stephen Schleicher Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:24:49 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=3822#comment-56201 You are certainly correct there - sharing of actual data is a big secret for everyone. Websites are cautious about sharing statistics on unique visitors and pageviews, podcasts are ultra-secret when it comes to downloads, and LCS are worried the shop on the other side of the city are selling more comics than they are. I smell a rant coming from me on this subject soon ... You are certainly correct there - sharing of actual data is a big secret for everyone. Websites are cautious about sharing statistics on unique visitors and pageviews, podcasts are ultra-secret when it comes to downloads, and LCS are worried the shop on the other side of the city are selling more comics than they are.

I smell a rant coming from me on this subject soon …

]]> By: Josh P. http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/3822.htm/#comment-56196 Josh P. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:54:02 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=3822#comment-56196 Cool. I'm still running under the impression that most LCSes are afraid of sharing info with other LCSes. And the owners are afraid of sunlight. But that's just me. Cool.

I’m still running under the impression that most LCSes are afraid of sharing info with other LCSes.

And the owners are afraid of sunlight. But that’s just me.

]]> By: Stephen Schleicher http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/3822.htm/#comment-56194 Stephen Schleicher Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:13:31 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=3822#comment-56194 Josh: Actually it would be very easy to track what ends up in the consumer's hand right at the cash register. It can easily be done with a tracking/database system. When a customer checks out, the book is scanned by a bar reader and that data is saved on the local LCS machine. Each evening, or each week that data is then uploaded to Diamond to track what is being sold, and help the LCS know what s/he should restock, what sells, place reorders etc. With that kind of a system in place it would be very easy to get an exact number of copies sold. Too bad everyone is too scared about numbers to actually publish the information ;) Josh: Actually it would be very easy to track what ends up in the consumer’s hand right at the cash register. It can easily be done with a tracking/database system. When a customer checks out, the book is scanned by a bar reader and that data is saved on the local LCS machine. Each evening, or each week that data is then uploaded to Diamond to track what is being sold, and help the LCS know what s/he should restock, what sells, place reorders etc. With that kind of a system in place it would be very easy to get an exact number of copies sold. Too bad everyone is too scared about numbers to actually publish the information ;)

]]> By: Josh P. http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/3822.htm/#comment-56184 Josh P. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:10:46 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=3822#comment-56184 I would think it would be near impossible to track what actually ended up in consumer's hands. But it would be great to know how many issues Diamond actually distributed of Dark Tower, Buffy and so on. It would help get a clearer picture of the overall health of the industry. I would think it would be near impossible to track what actually ended up in consumer’s hands.

But it would be great to know how many issues Diamond actually distributed of Dark Tower, Buffy and so on.

It would help get a clearer picture of the overall health of the industry.

]]> By: Stephen Schleicher http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/3822.htm/#comment-56163 Stephen Schleicher Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:04:15 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=3822#comment-56163 Stacy, you are absolutely right, this data only tracks what went out the door at diamond, not returns, and not how many issues actually made it into the hands of readers. This is something I've been trying to track down for the last couple of years, to try and determine how much money a particular company made during this time period. This is where the tricky math and what not comes into play. Since the USPS dropped the requirement to include how many issues are circulated (for postal purposes) it is nearly impossible to guestimate the exact number of titles that ship each month/year. Other sites do a really good job of attempting to come up with the answer (through inside contacts and what not), but all of the companies keep this info close to the chest...except for Archie Comics which still publishes the data. I have that info around somewhere on this computer, and when I get a free moment, I'll dig it up, plug it into the table and the numbers should spring to life. That being said, this data still only tracks the number of titles that went out the door at Diamond. Stacy, you are absolutely right, this data only tracks what went out the door at diamond, not returns, and not how many issues actually made it into the hands of readers. This is something I’ve been trying to track down for the last couple of years, to try and determine how much money a particular company made during this time period. This is where the tricky math and what not comes into play. Since the USPS dropped the requirement to include how many issues are circulated (for postal purposes) it is nearly impossible to guestimate the exact number of titles that ship each month/year. Other sites do a really good job of attempting to come up with the answer (through inside contacts and what not), but all of the companies keep this info close to the chest…except for Archie Comics which still publishes the data. I have that info around somewhere on this computer, and when I get a free moment, I’ll dig it up, plug it into the table and the numbers should spring to life. That being said, this data still only tracks the number of titles that went out the door at Diamond.

]]> By: Stacy B. http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/3822.htm/#comment-56158 Stacy B. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:50:42 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=3822#comment-56158 Comformation: This is just from the Diamond to retailer sales, right? The reason I ask is, that I always wondered how many of those comics are actually sold through to the consumer. I know that when I worked at one of the local comic shops, we ordered more Marvel and sold more DC. Sound weird? Well, Marvel had more instances where you had to order a certain number to get the incentive/variant cover. We had a couple of customers who would pay big bucks for those, and it was almost worth having half a title go to the back issue bins to make those sales. Is there any industry standard for tracking sales to the consumer? Comformation: This is just from the Diamond to retailer sales, right?

The reason I ask is, that I always wondered how many of those comics are actually sold through to the consumer. I know that when I worked at one of the local comic shops, we ordered more Marvel and sold more DC. Sound weird? Well, Marvel had more instances where you had to order a certain number to get the incentive/variant cover. We had a couple of customers who would pay big bucks for those, and it was almost worth having half a title go to the back issue bins to make those sales.

Is there any industry standard for tracking sales to the consumer?

]]> By: DrStrangeCubicle http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/3822.htm/#comment-56144 DrStrangeCubicle Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:20:12 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=3822#comment-56144 Looks like Booster is doing well still, which is good. I just hope it can keep up the good sales even after Johns and Katz leave. Glad to see GLC is still holding up well after the Sinestro Corps Wars too, even if the Alpha Lantern arc was really not that great. Looks like Booster is doing well still, which is good. I just hope it can keep up the good sales even after Johns and Katz leave. Glad to see GLC is still holding up well after the Sinestro Corps Wars too, even if the Alpha Lantern arc was really not that great.

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