Diamond Comic Distributors Shows Antipathy Toward Anime & Manga Publishers

By Keiichi Morisato

It looks like Diamond Comic Distributors are showing some real antipathy toward anime and manga publishers and the makers of toys releated to both egnres. Dismissing it off by classifying that it costs Diamond $2500 to list each item. While I sympathize with the distributor, how much can it cost to use ink to print an item on the page? This is just Diamond’s way of trying to get publishers to guarantee huge orders and greater profits for Diamond.

Diamond Comic Distributors should be ashamed of themselves for placing unreasonable burdens on anime and manga publishers. After all, if more and more comic book publishers start deciding that dealing with outfits like Diamond just isn’t worth it anymore and work instead on dealing directly with comic shops and bookstores/booksellers, then Diamond could be setting off a firestorm that could have real hard implications for their company.

Source: Anime News Network

Published by Keiichi Morisato