Posted on 07/08/2014 10:38:12 AM PDT by bryan999
NEW YORK – Big-box retailer Costco pulled Dinesh D’Souza’s new book, “America: Imagine a World Without Her,” after marketing it on shelves for one month, but Chief Financial Officer Richard Galanti told WND the decision was not motivated by political considerations.
The book, heavily critical of Barack Obama, was officially released June 2. A corporate decision to return the books was issued July 1, just as a companion movie by D’Souza, was being released to coincide with the July 4 Independence Day weekend.
Galanti confirmed to WND the “pull order” was in effect and that D’Souza’s book is in the process of being removed from Costco stores this week, with the goal to have all copies of D’Souza’s book out of Costco stores nationwide and shipped back to the vendor no later than July 15.
He said the decision to pull D’Souza’s book was not political but was based solely on sales, arguing Costco’s national goal is to market books that show up on the New York Times bestseller list.
The book will make the New York Times list July 13.
Galanti could not explain why Costco book buyer Pennie Clark Ianniciello decided to pull the book just as D’Souza’s movie was being released and the national marketing campaign on the book and movie switched into high gear.
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“It’s something I always tell myself: ‘You need to calm the [bleep] down. You don’t want to constantly be a GIF.’” — Jennifer Lawrence
No America books at my Costco. But plenty of Tim Geitner’s book... I can’t image how poorly that is selling. Why has that one not been pulled.
Well - I think I’ll take a page from the lib playbook then. I’m going to take my local CostCo to court and say they are denying me my right to read this book.
Sort of like one of the old rastlers I used to watch when I was a kid (I think it was George the Animal Steele) - he’d theatrically sneak a weapon into the ring (something like a can opener) then, when everyone started pointing and shouting, he’d stick it in his mouth and feign innocence (with his face all distorted from the object in his mouth). Or maybe like that guy they caught a few years ago huffing gold paint - he denied it vehemently even though his mouth was covered by a ring of gold paint.
Walmart has Sam’s Club, which Costco competes against.
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