Re: sourcing for comics/graphic novels and video games

Hi Kristin,

For the most part we do order our graphic novels either from GOBI, when stocked, or from Amazon. But I would suggest looking into Diamond Distributors. While my impression is that they are not always the easiest to deal with (this goes back to my days in bookselling and publishing, to be clear, and not from any experience in library acquisitions) they are far and away the most well established distributor of comics. I do know that they have experience in library sales and likely could work within the purchase order/invoicing model.

For "alternative" comics, I would suggest looking into Last Gasp distributors. It has been a long time since I dealt with them, but they seem still to be around and could supply items that are less mainstream.

Thanks,
Bill Verner
Head, Monograph Acquisitions Department
Duke University Libraries
Smith Warehouse  Bay 10
PO Box 90187
114 South Buchanan Blvd.
Durham, North Carolina 27708
(919) 660-5908
william.verner_at_duke.edu<mailto:mary.eldridge_at_duke.edu>
Fax: 919 684-2978



From: ACQNET Email List <ACQNET_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG> On Behalf Of Kristin Martin
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2021 1:00 PM
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Subject: sourcing for comics/graphic novels and video games

Dear collective AcqNet folks,

At the University of Chicago, we've been building up our collection of comics/graphic novels and video games in recent years. Many of these materials are fleeting, ephemeral, and hard to get through our regular suppliers. As a result, we've turned to using vendors through Amazon or its marketplace, and even ebay to find materials. These creates workflow issues for us, as we need to pay by credit card, and then reconcile the account, as opposed to being invoiced, and sometimes suppliers are not that reliable or used to dealing with institutions. (Additionally we've had our credit card account compromised too on occasion).

For those of you who are also collecting in these areas, do you have recommendations of suppliers with whom you work? We would love to build up some relationships with suppliers where we could send lists of potential items, let them do some of work of finding these hard-to-find materials, and also be able to have them invoice us?

Thanks for any help,

Kristin

Kristin E. Martin | She/Her | Director of Technical Services | The University of Chicago Library
kmarti_at_uchicago.edu<mailto:kmarti_at_uchicago.edu> | 773.834.2702


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