Forum - View topicNEWS: DNP, Kodansha, Shogakukan, Shueisha Acquire 29% of Bookoff
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vapwaazu
 Posts: 115 Location: Sydney, Australia |
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BookOff is AWESOME!
So much great manga for 100yen  But its such a great magnet for manga cows (which doesn't help that most of aisles are really thin).
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BleuVII
 Posts: 672 Location: Tokorozawa, Japan |
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Wow, this could really be big news. I'm not sure I understand all of the ins-and-outs, but this could actually have some long-term consequences. It'd be interesting to have someone fluent in business interpret this news.
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wilson_x1999
 Posts: 182 Location: Monterrey, Mexico |
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I hope that they aren't doing this to increase the prices so people would rather buy new manga instead of used, much like Gamestop.
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fighterholic
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As of right now, there isn't any immediate impact that this transaction will have on the company. However we may be seeing some activity later, depending on what these guys decide to do.
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Konstantin
Posts: 13 Location: Seattle, WA |
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If you can't beat 'em, join 'em?
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fighterholic
Posts: 9193 |
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Of course people will resolve to alternatives, meaning also cheaper ways of spending. Book Off provides one of those alternatives, and on a big crunch too. I view Book Off as a place though where you can find more rare stuff than one might think from just buying it new, if it even is in production any more.
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irishninja
 Posts: 344 Location: Seattle-ish |
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Hmm... interesting.
So now publishers are buying into a used bookstore chain? I wonder if that would fly in the US? Actually, considering its treatment of MS and Intel, I wonder if such a thing would fly in the EuroZone? It'll be interesting to see if any of those governmental agencies have something to say about this, since there are stores in their jurisdictions, or if the deal is too small for anyone outside publishing to even care. |
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