ANNCast - Shawne Kleckner

[WTK]

https://twitter.com/ANNZac/status/268893720601051136

ANNCast this week: our returning guest is CEO of http://RightStuf.com Shawne Kleckner! Send your questions in fast, we tape tomorrow!

[WTK]

It's now up: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/anncast/2012-11-16


As expected, pretty solid podcast. Things that was interesting to me:

- BD sales @ TRSI not over 50% off threshold
- Serial Experiments Lain, Hellsing Ultimate, and Black Lagoon selling well @ TRSI
- Shift to more of a 50/50 male/female demographic
- That "lock & key" title could potentially be announced in the near future
- It's probably a no to the French dub on The Rose of Versailles

The fact that Shawne didn't completely rule out Blu-ray in the future could be a good sign. I guess it's a wait and see (especially if costs come down).

[Hrld]

Does rightstuf do enough business in Canada to warrant a Canadian fulfillment center? Stock could be shipped directly to the Canadian center from the publishers. Some older titles could be stored their, too And this center could take advantage of domestic Post Canada rates.

Got this idea from those dumb UPS commercials that ruined "That's Amore", but it's what popped in my mind, logistics. There should be companies that rightstuf can subcontract with.

[touma]

Originally Posted by Hrld

Does rightstuf do enough business in Canada to warrant a Canadian fulfillment center?

That seems like a good question but I think that the Retail Forum would be a better place to ask it.
I suggest the Right Stuf FAQ thread, but asking in the latest Weekly Specials thread would probably get a response from the Specials Minion.