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DDoctor Depravo reacted to Staffan's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with
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It also really sucks for customers who live on this side of the Pond when things aren't in distribution, because of transatlantic... -
DDoctor Depravo reacted to JLowder's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
A fair number of publishers were already increasing efforts to sell direct to customers because of various long-standing and systemic...
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DDoctor Depravo reacted to lynnfredricks's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
I agree. And there are significant shifts happening already. As a parallel to this, when we changed from floppies to CDROM, the CDROM...
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DGriffons have always bugged me. Even setting aside the impossibility of something that size and shape being able to fly, just try to...
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DDoctor Depravo reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Dragon Reflections #94 with Like.
I would love to see an RPG bestiary done by someone in Barlowe's scientific biology style. I have to imagine griffons, etc., would look...
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DArguably true. Jorune's art always reminds me of Wayne Barlowe's sketches of a nascent fantasy setting he was working on that were...
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DDoctor Depravo reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Dragon Reflections #94 with Like.
Yeah, I was a V&V GM at the time -- almost as much as AD&D -- and saved all of those write-ups, since some of those characters appeared...
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DDoctor Depravo reacted to Yenrak's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
Incorrect. They will almost certainly be considered creditors. But they will be unsecured creditors who will only get paid out of the...
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DDoctor Depravo reacted to Yenrak's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
TL;DR version: 1) If Diamond's creditors knew this stuff belonged to the publishers, its UCC argument is wrong. The merchandise belongs...
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DDoctor Depravo reacted to Morrus's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
A lot of it is that companies are finally starting to try to pay their creators properly. Even so, the industry is nowhere close to that...
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DDoctor Depravo reacted to Koloth's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
Plus using a distributor means that Paizo and others don't have to have a separate contract and account with Amazon, Walmart, B&N, etc...
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DDoctor Depravo reacted to dbolack's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
Just to expand on this - it is incredibly inefficient for both sides. Few retailers are going to order ( outside of launch ) enough...
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DDoctor Depravo reacted to Morrus's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
And of course, while the occasional FLGS might be willing to do that, the likes of Barnes & Noble absolutely will not be chasing down...
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DDoctor Depravo reacted to Jd Smith1's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
That's not how it works. Firstly, legal fees would just be another burden, and secondly, the court will require efficient transformation...
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DDoctor Depravo reacted to robertsconley's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
Keep in mind that the goal in bankruptcy is to pay off as many debts as possible. So whatever money is available gets divided...