The Da Vinci Code book industry

Dan Brown is a rainmaker.

He has personally revived book sales not only with his Da Vinci Code, but for Christian bookstores everywhere who will soon have more anti-Brown and anti-Da Vinci books than they will have space to display them.

Here are some of the 100+ Christian response books already on the shelves:

Truth and Fiction in the DVC by Bart Ehrman

Cracking Da Vinci's Code by James Garlow

The Truth Behind the DVC by Richard Abanes

The Real History Behind the DVC by Sharon Newman

Breaking the DVC by Darrell L. Bock

The DVC: Fact or Fiction by Hank Hanegraaff and Paul L. Maier

Discussing the DVC: Exploring the Issues Raised by the Book and Movie by Lee Strobel and Gary Poole

The DVC Hoax by Carl E. Olson and Sandra Miesel

More books are undoubtedly on their way. You've heard of blogstorms? This is a bookstorm.

No one has to justify to me their right to sell a Christian book. What I find irritating is a big push to have a response to the Da Vinci Code, and I find no one taking advantage of free publishing on the Internet. If this is so important and such a wonderful opportunity to minister the Gospel, why are we trying to extract a dime before giving the information?

You know, because we want you to know the truth and set the record straight, but not before we collect your $19.99 + tax.

Update: I would be remiss if I did not point to James White's work on the subject. It's not categorical, and it's by a theologian who revels in argumentation, but it is very sound work, nonetheless.