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Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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Publisher Weekly has the story:

Sourcebooks took a big risk by releasing the 2009 Barack Obama Wall Calendar: Words of Hope and Inspiration earlier this season, when the presidential election seemed to be a dead heat. The Naperville, Ill.’s gamble is now paying off. The Obama calendar has shipped 100,000 units since its August release, with 6,300 sold the week ending Nov. 9 — the week Obama was elected president. Not only is the Sourcebooks Obama calendar currently ranked as the #1 bestselling calendar on Amazon.com and at Barnes & Noble, but specialty Internet retailer Calendar Club recently ordered 50,000 units to sell on its site, calendars.com.

Malpaprop’s in Asheville, N. C., the formerly red state that turned blue Nov. 4, ordered 15 Obama wall calendars – but not until the day after the election. “We’ve sold a lot of Obama bumper stickers and paper dolls, besides all the books,” general manager Linda Barrett Knopp noted, “But I waited until after the election to buy the calendar; otherwise, it would have been too depressing if things hadn’t turned out well.”