tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post2523678485876573111..comments2024-02-09T12:12:37.636-08:00Comments on best minimum wage job a middle aged guy ever had: Make way! Make way!Duncan McGearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-21396939764758767622011-12-06T12:26:11.029-08:002011-12-06T12:26:11.029-08:00I agree.
But I worry about small decreases over t...I agree.<br /><br />But I worry about small decreases over time adding up to a crippling decline.<br /><br />I'll probably be retired by then....Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-9222208046027624472011-12-06T12:18:36.663-08:002011-12-06T12:18:36.663-08:00I honestly don't know what's going to happ...I honestly don't know what's going to happen. The comics industry has all the major problems of book publishers and magazine publishers. Plus they are and always will be a niche. No amount of movie tie-ins will change that.<br /><br />That being said, according to AAP, publishing revenues continue to grow. http://www.publishers.org/press/44/<br /><br />I personally think the experience of reading an ink-on-paper comic or graphic novel can't be replicated with existing technology. The iPad is about as close as it gets, and relatively few people have those. Any device that requires you to scroll or zoom is doing it wrong. Paying for access to a locked-down digital file will never be as true an experience as owning the objet d'ar that is a press run of a comic book or graphic novel. I think those who are willing to part with hard currency will understand that.Andy Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16317187315291141607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-30432739153976151672011-12-06T10:27:21.689-08:002011-12-06T10:27:21.689-08:00Seriously, I spent about half of my career being d...Seriously, I spent about half of my career being dominated by sports card, and I made very mistake in the book.<br /><br />Plus, it's like the poster child for all the things that can go wrong, and I can't help but notice when other things I sell are following similar paths.<br /><br />But....point noted.Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-965809770490701772011-12-06T10:25:00.298-08:002011-12-06T10:25:00.298-08:00I don't think it will have an immediate impact...I don't think it will have an immediate impact.<br /><br />I'm going to be selling to people who want paper books and comics for the foreseeable future. <br /><br />Nevertheless, it's prudent to at least recognize that digital comics could take off. <br /><br />I don't think so, but even small erosion in comics could be major since it's such a tiny industry in the first place.Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-35056724059552637122011-12-06T10:23:18.335-08:002011-12-06T10:23:18.335-08:00But I learned everything there is to learn through...But I learned everything there is to learn through sports cards!Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-22343719289307914512011-12-06T10:15:58.788-08:002011-12-06T10:15:58.788-08:00I guess I don't see how the "day and date...I guess I don't see how the "day and date" thing will make any significant difference. Most titles find their way to the digital store in short enough order that the majority of buyers probably won't notice, right? What percentage of your sales actually happen on release day?<br /><br />Also, I challenge you to blog for a month without mentioning sports cards.Andy Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16317187315291141607noreply@blogger.com