Canceled Items
Carl Lund
clund at cox.net
Sat Feb 28 17:50:33 CET 2009
Stefan writes:
On Amazon I find things like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Disneys-Comics-Stories-Graphic-Novels/dp/143955739X/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1235831928&sr=11-1 <http://www.amazon.com/Disneys-Comics-Stories-Graphic-Novels/dp/143955739X/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1235831928&sr=11-1>
From the description, I take it that these are some kind of not-yet-published
overpriced hardcover reprints of Gemstone's Disney comics. Why are these being
published? Have they been published in the past too?
If I am reading that Amazon listing correctly, it's simply C&S in a
library binding. They are being published to be sold to libraries.
I would say that's a wise idea. Libraries are buying more graphic
novels, but want them in a sturdy format. Hence, library bindings.
I know, as a teacher, that my school often spends more for library-bound
editions of, say, novels because they're going to get used over
and over. The initial higher price is offset by a lower need to
repurchase the title in a year or two.
Carl
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