darkestknight32 asked: Gail. today I bought my comics in my local store and they told me they don't stock Batwoman or Batgirl because they don't sell. I was quite shocked because figures had showed that they sell quite well in previous months. I was wondering if you would have something to say to stores who won't order a book or promote it due to their perception of sales figures. My previous comic store got everything whether it sold or not. I was quite disappointed. Any thoughts on this?
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Unfortunately, I have heard of this happening a few times, and it’s just inexcusable. Batgirl and Batwoman have both been in the Top 25 for months now. The first issues of those books both went to third and fourth printings. Currently, they are outselling Hulk, Fantastic Four, and Captain America, just to name a few.
It IS possible that at some stores, female books don’t sell as well, or DC books don’t, or Marvel, or Indie, or whatever. I’m not calling them liars.
But it is BAD RETAILING not to stock a book that customers are requesting. There’s no good excuse for it. And it’s not being very aware of the market if you don’t have shelf copies of books in the top 25. That’s just 6 books or so each week. We are in that group.
Seriously, I hope they take another look. Let them know you want copies. They can reorder them. Good luck!
