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From: James Elliott <libraryjim>
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 14:14:17 -0400 (EDT)
When we moved into our new building, I took it upon myself to create a section at the end of the Science Fiction section for just Star Trek and Star Wars books. The response has been great (well, among patrons -- the staff still don't get it that their is a separate section, and keep shelving them among the general paperbacks or Sci-Fi by author instead. I'm constantly doing book rescues to get them back in place!)
And by the way, I have just as many adults who are reading the "Young Jedi" series as younger readers. They are very well written!
Jim Elliott Tallahassee, FL
----- Original Message ----- From: Patricia L. Jarrach, Esq. <trish at mmcollects.com> To: ccbc-net at ccbc.ad.education.wisc.edu Sent: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 11:51:33 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Harry Potter and Star Wars
Absolutely, HP is first and foremost an amazing series of books...however, do not under estimate the power of the SW books which routinely hit the best seller lists. In fact, I know people who ONLY pleasure read HPs and the SW novels that come out about once every three months. Okay, the SW books might not have the wide appeal of the SW movies (unlike the HP market being so strong in both)...but the SW novels still get reluctant readers to get out there and read. And there is no end in sight for the SW books....also they are written by multiple authors, whose books almost aways get a big boost in sales after a new SW they wrote comes out. SW is more of a silent chain-reaction which pushes struggling readers to read.
Maybe the Young Jedi series is an alternative that should be considered...especially once the rumored SW TV series starts.
Just a thought...Trish Jarrach
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Received on Mon 06 Aug 2007 01:14:17 PM CDT
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 14:14:17 -0400 (EDT)
When we moved into our new building, I took it upon myself to create a section at the end of the Science Fiction section for just Star Trek and Star Wars books. The response has been great (well, among patrons -- the staff still don't get it that their is a separate section, and keep shelving them among the general paperbacks or Sci-Fi by author instead. I'm constantly doing book rescues to get them back in place!)
And by the way, I have just as many adults who are reading the "Young Jedi" series as younger readers. They are very well written!
Jim Elliott Tallahassee, FL
----- Original Message ----- From: Patricia L. Jarrach, Esq. <trish at mmcollects.com> To: ccbc-net at ccbc.ad.education.wisc.edu Sent: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 11:51:33 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Harry Potter and Star Wars
Absolutely, HP is first and foremost an amazing series of books...however, do not under estimate the power of the SW books which routinely hit the best seller lists. In fact, I know people who ONLY pleasure read HPs and the SW novels that come out about once every three months. Okay, the SW books might not have the wide appeal of the SW movies (unlike the HP market being so strong in both)...but the SW novels still get reluctant readers to get out there and read. And there is no end in sight for the SW books....also they are written by multiple authors, whose books almost aways get a big boost in sales after a new SW they wrote comes out. SW is more of a silent chain-reaction which pushes struggling readers to read.
Maybe the Young Jedi series is an alternative that should be considered...especially once the rumored SW TV series starts.
Just a thought...Trish Jarrach
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Received on Mon 06 Aug 2007 01:14:17 PM CDT
