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Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Indigo can't stop Harper's sales
:: Posted by Bryan @ 7/19/2006 04:05:00 AM The Star reports on the estimated sales figures for the issue of Harper's Magazine that Indigo/Chapters refused to carry because of the Art Spiegelman feature on the Danish cartoon controversy that included reprints of the actual cartoons. The article is interesting because it reports that the censorship actually helped increase sales for the issue and because actual numbers are discussed:
"We did sell out pretty quickly and we got more," said Greg King, manager at Pages on Queen St. W. "People commented that they appreciated being able to find it."
Guilia Melucci, Harper's spokesperson, said, "We received quite a few calls and emails from Canada inquiring where it could be purchased."
The average issue of Harper's sells 7,800 newsstand copies here. Shawn Green, the magazine's head of circulation, said no final tally is available on Canadian sales of the June issue (returns are still being counted) but the magazine is aware of numerous requests from distributors such as Metro News in Toronto for additional copies.
TheStar.com - Harper's sales up after Indigo ousterLabels: Ontario, Toronto
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