In a recent article from Publisher’s Weekly, DC Comics has announced plans to expand their marketing to libraries and to include Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data in all publications.
My first response to that would be, HELL YEAH that’s awesome. My
two favorite things, comics and libraries, forming a coalition to combat
illiteracy and save all mankind! Well, at least that’s what I picture in my
mind.
For those of you who have no idea what I’m blabbering about,
here’s the back story. In recent years, libraries have started to build
extensive comic book and graphic novel collections in order to keep up with
growing trends in teen and even adult literature. You can find anything from
Walking Dead to X-men and Spiderman comics in teen and adult graphic novel
library collections across the country.
In 2012 alone, DC Comics has seen tremendous growth in sales to libraries right into the double digits. This has DC Comic executives seeing dollar signs.
So what’s in the works for DC Comics in 2013? Check out the
article below for further details.
DC Comics
Looks to the Library Market in 2013 by Calvin Reed.
What are your thoughts on libraries getting into bed with
graphic novel publishers? Good idea? bad?
-Black Librarian
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