tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post1936914502166408752..comments2023-03-08T03:18:18.958-05:00Comments on Exfanding Your Horizons: Oh, Man, Is This Gonna Be a Rant...Flashman85http://www.blogger.com/profile/05803594092301739957noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-72018964011522580372009-12-20T22:12:42.098-05:002009-12-20T22:12:42.098-05:00How many people will really go to a large bookstor...How many people will really go to a large bookstore instead of a comic store to buy their comics, though? I often feel like those books are just a small investment they make for the few people that come in, rather than an attempt to actually move comics.<br /><br />Kind of like photobooks or travel guides; not a lot of people come in specifically for those, but they're good to have around for random people who might not buy anything else otherwise.<br /><br />The Borders in Hagerstown had the comics all scrunched up on a few shelves next to the science fiction; only the spines were visible. There was a lot of random stuff in there, and I never really thought much of it was worth buying. I suppose that's what happens when you have a standardized inventory and nobody on staff who's really interested in stocking comics well.<br /><br />Manga was about the same, though.<br /><br />It sucks, yeah...Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16669102827285893120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-12912775197996437152009-12-19T14:45:23.474-05:002009-12-19T14:45:23.474-05:00See, I only buy trades, and I only buy hardcover i...See, I <i>only</i> buy trades, and I only buy hardcover if there's absolutely no paperback copies available.<br /><br />In fact, hardcover and oversized copies of comics bother me because it's a lot harder for me to enjoy the art and read the story; unlike a standard text-only book, I do a lot more repositioning when reading comics, holding the trade closer or farther away from me at different times to really get the full effect of the page. That's not as easy to do when the book is bulky or has to be held open on a table.<br /><br />Still, if a series isn't reprinted in trade, I won't ever read it. I might acquiesce to a one-shot at some point, but that's where I draw the line.Flashman85https://www.blogger.com/profile/05803594092301739957noreply@blogger.com