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RT @asukalover88 Number crunching: How Looking at Graphic Novel Circulation ... http://bit.ly/8hWvBM 11/21/2009 |
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Neat! RT @GoodComics4Kids Case Closed more popular than Twilight? Robin Brenner crunches the numbers and finds it so: http://bit.ly/6WQ5zW 11/21/2009 |
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Fascinating! RT @GoodComics4Kids Case Closed more popular than Twilight? R. Brenner crunches the numbers & finds it so: http://bit.ly/6WQ5zW 11/21/2009 |
Libraries, manga, and graphic novels
TangognaT —
Robin Brenner has a very interesting post up at Good Comics for Kids, where she does some number-crunching with her manga and graphic novel circulation statistics . The most popular series aren’t what you might predict, which shows why it pays to pay close attention to circulation and patron requests when doing collection development for this type of library collection. I haven’t tried out this database myself, but I thought it was interesting that Alexander Street Press is putting out a database dedicated to ...
Nov. 23, 2009: Slippery justifications and excuses
Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal —
... Jim Milliot.
Newspaper circulation may be worse than it looks.
Barnes & Noble’s new Nook e-reader has sold out for the holidays.
Tintin fans are pissed.
The Kickstarter method of funding comics seems to be picking up steam.
Shelf Awareness presents a short Q&A with First Second editorial director Mark Siegel.
Robin Brenner looks at circulation numbers for library graphic-novel collections. ...
Comics A.M. | The comics Internet in two minutes
Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment —
... Libraries | Librarian Robin Brenner examines circulation figures for her graphic novel collection and discovers, among other things, that she needs to buy more Daredevil. There's plenty of numbers-crunching that makes for interesting reading. [Good Comics for Kids] ...
Comics A.M. - The Comics Internet in 2 Minutes
CBR News —
... ] Libraries | Librarian Robin Brenner examines circulation figures for her graphic novel collection and discovers, among other things, that she needs to buy more Daredevil . There's plenty of numbers-crunching that makes for interesting reading. [ Good Comics for Kids ] Comics | Tom Spurgeon begins compiling a list of the best superhero stories of the decade. It's only a first draft, but he makes some excellent choices (I'd love to see his reasoning for the inclusion of 52 , though). [ ...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 11/23/09
THE BEAT —
... § Librarian Robin Brenner looks at her circulation stats to figure out what’s really popular and there’s a pretty good chance that something on the list will surprise you. For instance Case Closed is really popular. On second thought you will either be surprised or find something to back up your long held beliefs on this list. ...
Iron Fist potential
Doomkopf.com —
... help show what is popular among the traditional booksellers. Librarian Robin Brenner recently wrote an interesting column on the circulation numbers of graphic novels among children at her library. Manga, not surprisingly, dominated the lists as it is clearly easier to get kids and women to read manga then it is American style comics. One surprise among the lists showed that ...
