Last night Publishers Weekly reported that Amazon had removed buy buttons from graphic novels from major comic book publishers like Marvel, IDW, Dark Horse, and Image Comics–apparently to rectify a pricing problem with graphic novels. Amazon customers are already wondering about the situation in the online retailer’s forums.
Here’s the scoop: “A source knowledgeable about the situation told PW that Amazon has been forced to temporarily take down buy buttons for all titles supplied by Diamond in order to correct the problem. According to the source, Amazon has to do an audit to figure out which customers got books and at what prices.”
We’ll keep you updated on this story, but you can follow the buy-button status by checking the page for Daredevil Noir, a hardcover graphic novel collecting Alexander Irvine’s series–as of this 10:23 a.m. EST writing, the buy direct button was removed. You can also explore Who Moved My Buy Button?, an Authors Guild service tracking Amazon’s control over individual titles.
