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Graphic Novels Well Represented Among Online Book Buyers
Date: 6/9/2008
Graphic novels were purchased by 8% of online book buyers, according to an online survey conducted by Zogby International for Random House and presented at Book Expo America last week. That number is somewhat below the 11.5% percentage of the over-all book business accounted for by graphic novels (see ?First Ever BEA Graphic Novel Breakfasat?).



Compared to ?genre? fiction, that 8% number tied graphic novels with ?true crime,? and put them ahead of horror (6%) in terms of the percentage of online buyers buying graphic novels.



Graphic novels came in behind several other ?genre? categories, including ?humor? (18%), science fiction/fantasy (19%), and mystery/thriller (26%).
Source: ICv2