Nothing pisses off a librarian like…
Apparently libraries are SO popular that they’re in danger of diluting the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit market with their reckless distribution practices.
The publisher has decided not to send it to any institutions. Librarians who call in to complain are being offered an subscription extension of two issues. That will not satisfy patrons who are looking for the swimsuit edition. They’ll just have to go buy it on the newsstand (surely that’s not the publisher’s intent!)
C’mon, there has to be another reason. Libraries can’t really be all that threatening to the cash cow that is the swimsuit issue. Plus, every librarian knows that the first person who takes it out is going to keep it as long as possible. Heck, I’m annoyed that I won’t get to cash in on my dibs.
Hat tip to The Consumerist; dependably providing me with my daily dose of rage and acrimony. I can’t imagine how I missed the story in Library Journal, but love the idea of a “mesage board full of pissed off librarians“.
Awesome comment by Brianwalsh1975 suggesting that SI is witholding the copies from libraries in order to use them to create buzz and ‘make the issue seem more risque than it really is’. Beautiful.
