Context: On August 31, 2009, The Walt Disney Company announced a deal to acquire Marvel Comics' parent corporation, Marvel Entertainment, for $4 billion or $4.2 billion, with Marvel shareholders to receive $30 and 0.745 Disney shares for each share of Marvel they own. As of 2008, Marvel and its major, longtime competitor DC Comics shared over 80% of the American comic-book market. As of September 2010, Marvel switched its bookstores distribution company from Diamond Book Distributors to Hachette Distribution Services.

Question: What entertainment company purchased Marvel at the end of the 2000s?
Answer: The Walt Disney Company

Question: When was the sale of Marvel to this entertainment conglomerate announced?
Answer: August 31, 2009

Question: What was the sale price of Marvel?
Answer: $4 billion or $4.2 billion

Question: What is the readership market share enjoyed by Marvel and DC comics?
Answer: 80%

Question: In 2010, Marvel switched to what distributor for bookstore comic book sales?
Answer: Hachette Distribution Services

Question: What did Marvel Entertainment purchase in 2009?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: How much did Disney buy DC for?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What percentage of the American comic-book market did Marvel account for?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: When did Marvel switch to Diamond Book Distributors?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: How much did DC Comics shareholder receive as a result of the Marvel-Disney deal?
Answer: Unanswerable