Posted on 11/20/2009 2:03:11 PM PST by Justaham
Don’t jump to conclusions. It’s not that the retailers are closed-minded. It’s their customers who are closed-minded.
Well, okay. Some of the retailers are closed-minded too. “Our customers are thinking people,” said Nathan Embretson, a bookseller at Pendragon Books in Oakland. “They’re not into reading drivel.” There’s not a single copy on the shelf. Embretson said no one has asked for it except for one guy, who was kidding. “He said he wanted to look at it but he also said he didn’t really want to read it,” Embretson said. “Anyway, he certainly didn’t want to buy it. I think he regarded looking at it as a kind of punishment.”… Had she ordered 50 copies of the book, Cotleur said, she would probably wind up shipping 50 copies of the book back to the publisher in a couple of weeks.
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Funny how when I go to the bookstore, I still see Bill Ayers Book Dreams Of My Father over there, how come they dont take that book off the shelves..no one is buying it. Screw San Francisco, they are just pissed that Sarah called them a bunch of elitist pricks(not her exact words but ya know what I mean)
These same bookstores then complain about how they can’t compete with the chains.
I ordered my book a few weeks ago from Amazon and am awaiting delivery.
I can’t wait until SF falls into the ocean and then hear them all screaming at us for help.
Yea, right.
Sorry freaks
California deserves to be bankrupt.
I wonder if they have copies of “Going Rouge” on display?
Retailers should know their customer base, and I can see where this book might not be a huge seller at this location.
But it would seem that ordering a half dozen copies of a book which is causing such a stir would be a bit more prudent- local people that aren’t regular customers might decide to drop by to buy a copy.
The only compensation for being a Democrat is that a person gets the illusion that they are intellectually superior to the rest of the World.
They aren’t carrying Sarah’s book because their shelves are still full of Nasty Pelosi’s book that remains unsold and unwanted, and there just isn’t any room left for Sarah’s book (or anyone else’s book, for that matter).
It’s San Francisco and it’s got a beautiful woman on the cover. Maybe she should have put Todd on there. ;)
Seriously, what a bunch of elitist snobs. Thank God Sarah does NOT appeal to them. She’s going to places like Sam’s Club in little old Washington Pennsylvania. How common!
Moulin Rouge is SF style...
Enjoy your $9-an-hour wage slavery, Nathan. Although one surmises you probably do.
Well, tolerance on parade.
Imagine how much money you could make if you stood in front of the bookstore and sold Palin’s book to disappointed customers. Anyone know how I can but copies at the wholesale price?
Imagine how much money you could make if you stood in front of the bookstore and sold Palin’s book to disappointed customers. Anyone know how I can buy copies at the wholesale price?
Damn I’m stealing that for my signature.
Go to the bookstore, get a big stack of Obama books, bring them to the register then say,”Just kidding” and leave. You know the stores to go to.
I bought her book today at Borders. They had it for 30% off, 40% off with a Borders members card (which I have). The table was pretty well picked over. The guy at the checkout said “I can’t believe how well this is selling”. I said “Well, I can.”
I was surprised at first over the price reduction. But then I realized it had more to do with the economy than anything. Places like Borders, or any book vendor for that matter, should be thankful they have such a popular item right now. She’s outselling everyone; and rightfully so.
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