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<DIV>In a message dated 5/20/2005 12:31:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
Armando.Botto@elsag.it writes:<BR>>I'd be curious to know whether or not
those figures keep into account the<BR>>copies sold via subscription, both in
the U.S. and abroad (I guess they<BR>>don't, but I might be
wrong).<BR><BR>they dont -these figures are only Diamond's comics shop
sales.<BR><BR>Does Gemstone (owned by the same guy as owns Diamond) sell to
non-comic shops?<BR><BR>steven r</DIV>
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