tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post6824578917924832224..comments2024-02-09T12:12:37.636-08:00Comments on best minimum wage job a middle aged guy ever had: Diverse ecosystem.Duncan McGearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-30287861083225940502009-09-13T10:12:53.505-07:002009-09-13T10:12:53.505-07:00What worries me is that the new regimes at Marvel ...What worries me is that the new regimes at Marvel and DC may see our small niche as exploitable, and try to broaden into the mass market -- at the expense of the base.<br /><br />I think this would result in a weakening of the direct market.<br /><br />By the way, I may not be as peculiar as you think. I have plenty of mainstream books and games I sell.<br /><br />Because of the foot-traffic downtown, it works.Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-48456266121364672502009-09-13T09:28:25.173-07:002009-09-13T09:28:25.173-07:00"But all that exposure at Costco and Walmart ..."But all that exposure at Costco and Walmart and Amazon and Barnes and Nobles and Borders has been good for us, right?"<br /><br />Costco's book selection is very limited so I don't buy there. I never shop at Wal-Mart so I don't buy books there. The Barnes & Noble store in Bend has a better selection so I sometimes buy there. But I do most of my book-buying from Amazon because they have almost any book you can think of. That, I believe, is their big advantage, and one that no books-and-mortar store can hope to match.<br /><br />If I lived in Portland I might do most of my book-buying from Powell's, but even they can't match Amazon's inventory.<br /><br />Stores like Pegasus survive because they cater to a small and (if I may say so) rather peculiar niche market. As long as that market continues to exist you should be okay. The Amazons of the world don't consider your niche big enough to be worth competing for, except on a very limited basis (the most popular titles).H. Bruce Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14613347512240617956noreply@blogger.com