But why should this year be any different from any other year?  The
swimsuit issue has been going on for a long time.

Kevin M. Randall
Head of Serials Cataloging
Northwestern University Library
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At 01:04 PM 3/7/2007, Palmiter, Sherry wrote:
>Yes, that occurred to me too.
>
>A similar scenario has been has been known to happen with monographs
>that unexpectedly became best sellers.  Libraries had to wait to get
>their discounted single copies while large shipments went to bookstores.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
>[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Mary Williams
>Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 9:38 AM
>To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
>Subject: [SERIALST] Sports Illustrated
>
>Has it occurred to anyone but me that there may have been a greater
>demand than anticipated and that issues were diverted to newstands?  Or
>am I just a cynical curmudgeon?
>
>Mary