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.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
COSTCO is telling lies as required by all Loyalists to THE CULT OF OBAMANATION.
Sent an email to them....will let everyone know what they had to say (not holding my breath)....
Liberals lie.
It’s what they do.
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Director
rgalanti@costco.com
(425) 313-8100
Deny, deny, deny.
Asking if some action was politically motivated will not yield an answer you can trust. A better way to determine if it was politically is to review a list of the books Costco does offer at the same time.
Hmmmm, COSTCO denies political reasons for pulling the book, and the Obamadork denies having the IQ of a small rock.
Could it be that aliens from another planet are inhabiting both COSTCO and the dork’s brain?
Tune in next week to H2 to find out.
Not political?.....Yeah, suuuuuure it was.....................
they lie, they lie, they lie
I am seriously considering cancelling my membership. That would be sad because they are a great source for my bulk buys of food for the local food bank my Parish does every month. I imagine I could do just as well at WalMart. I just now returned from the local Costco here in Virginia and didn’t see any copies of “America” on the book tables. Curious that there were stacks and stacks “Hard Choices” fronting the main aisle.
Is there a Sam’s nearby?
It is currently #3 on Amazon.
“Costco’s national goal is to market books that show up on the New York Times bestseller list. “
DiSouza’s book is Number 3 on Amazon’s best seller list and outselling almost every book on the NY times list all the way down to 25 or more.
DiSouza’s book is probably number 3 on the NY Times list but they are banning this book from their list.
Costco is cooperating in this charade.
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Claim: Dinesh D’Souza blacklisted from New York Times bestseller list
The Washington Examiner published an article Friday alleging that the New York Times is intentionally excluding conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza’s “America“ from their hardcover nonfiction bestseller list.
According to sales reports provided to the Examiner, D’Souza’s “America”:
“sold 4,915 [copies] in the first week and 5,592 in the second week. Had it been included on the upcoming June 22 Times hardcover nonfiction list, it would have ranked No. 8, and then No. 11 on the June 29 list that puts Clinton’s sales at 85,721. The lists are widely circulated in the publishing industry before they go public.”
The Examiner also notes that the June 22 bestseller list includes several books selling well under 3,000 copies in a week.
I sent an e-mail as well to let them know I'm not renewing, and the reason why (D'Souza book). I don't really care what their response is though.
An obvious lie. They take us for fools.
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