News for Oct. 17, 2005

Film opens another door for 'Narnia' sales

10/17/05, 4:51 pm EST - Xoanon

The movie version of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe won't be out until Dec. 9, but dozens of books already are spilling out of the cupboard. "Sales since the Wardrobe movie trailer was released in May are three to four times more than last year at this time," says Beth Bingham of Borders bookstores. She expects the movie's release date to drive holiday sales even more. Borders and other stores nationwide are prominently displaying the books. Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com have set up special Narnia stores on their sites. [More]