In Conjunction With Video Game Releases
September 29, 2004
According to the GameSpot Website, Nintendo is considering a move into the production of anime.
For Children's Book Products
September 28, 2004
The Meredith Corporation has signed a multi-year deal with Marvel Enterprises to develop and publish a portfolio of children's books.
Column by Steven Bates
September 26, 2004
This is the fourth and final column in a series on a breakaway employee, a manager who left to start a competing store.
'Keep An Eye on Profits'
September 22, 2004
Gene Smith of Alien Entertainment in Villa Park, Illinois saw manager Steven Bates' column on breakaway employees and offers his advice on the situation.
A Column by Steven Bates
September 23, 2004
Today's column follows up on two previous columns on his story of the breakaway employee. Today, he talks about prevention.
'Quit Running Around Like Chicken Little'
September 22, 2004
Robert Scott of Comickaze in San Diego, California saw the Talk Back comments of Joe Krolik and Ilan Strasser on manga sales, and feels that the opportunities in manga are huge for retailers, if not for everyone.
'Ride the Wave'
September 22, 2004
Christopher Butcher of The Beguiling in Toronto, Ontario saw the two recent Talk Back comments on the future of manga, which were responding to our report on graphic novel sales, and shares the experience of this major metropolitan retailer:
A Column by Steven Bates
September 22, 2004
Today, he follows up on his column yesterday about a breakaway manager, who left his operation to open a competing store.
Column by Steven Bates
September 21, 2004
At Bookery Fantasy, we recently confronted one of the most difficult situations a business can face, the 'breakaway employee.'
10-Panel Strip in Business Section
September 21, 2004
Top comic scribe Brian Michael Bendis was featured in Tuesday's New York Times in a 10-panel comic strip in which he explains his business relationship with the giant comic book publisher Marvel Comics.
