<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Mads wrote:<BR>
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>As there are people owning comic shops on this list, I would like to <BR>
>know if it benefits the comic publishers to participate in the FCBD?<BR>
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As far as I can tell, the only benefit to comic shop retailers is the hopeful improvement of sales, which is obviously why FCBD exists in the first place. And as far as I know, every retailer has to pay for the books that they are giving away for free, so if anything, there is an anti-benefit.<BR>
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Still, the whole concept seems to be working. I was impressed by last year's wide range of titles, but I think Gemstone would have benefited much more if they would have released the $3 comics before (or with) the $7 issues. I can see small children picking up the FCBD issue and instantly being "turned off" by an ad for $7 comic books.<BR>
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I don't know how I got off on that. I'm done now.<BR>
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Dane</FONT></HTML>