Unfit for Command- Freedom to buy a book? Not in Kerry's world.

Local Barnes & Noble Store ^ | 8/19/04 | abner

[abner]

I ordered 3 copies of Unfit for Command from Amazon last week. I am still waiting for them to be shipped. Tonight, on our way home we were listening to Mark Levin talking to people give anecdotes from people trying to buy the book and the troubles that people were having with that. We decided to stop by Barnes and Noble since it was on our way home. Here is what followed:

I walked in and Bill's book is front and center as you walk in the door. I walked around looking for the book. Well, you guessed it, nowhere in sight.

I went to the information counter. There were two copies of Unfit for Command on the information counter and I picked one up and said, "This is the book I want!" I asked the gentleman behind the counter, "Why isn't this best seller next to Bill's book, and where are the other copies?" He replied that he had just 'found' a box of the books in his section (the bargain books) and that since I was buying a book, he would get another one from his box of books. I asked why only two out at a time since it is a best seller, and he shrugged his shoulders. It also is full price at B& N. I got the feeling that he would put up a big display if it were up to him. The manager type standing next to him just glared at me the whole time.

Next, I brought the book up to the counter to purchase. Even though I have 3 on order, I thought, one more won't hurt and I can put it in the office for people to comment on.

Anyway, I brought the book up to the counter and asked the lady the same question, "Why isn't this book right next to Bill's?" She replied that she, "Didn't want a political discussion." I said neither did I, but it just makes sense to have a number one best seller next to Bill. She back tracked a bit and the manager type behind her said that, "We are sold out." "Well, I said to her, the guy at the information booth said he has a whole box of them." The manager type just walked away.

I bought my book. VOC and I now have a plan. A secret plan.... Stay tuned...

[MarkT]

This is not difficult - stockholders of B & N should retain a nice scruffy plaintiff's lawyer and sue B & N for tortious interference with corporate opportunity (i.e B & N's opportunity for profit via sales) and a class action suit against the directors for promoting, directly or indirectly, a political position in contravention of corporate benefit. I am not a stockholder or I surely would participate.

[gilliam]

My local B&N is telling me that Unfit won't be shipped until Sept. 12th. Are they blowing smoke?

It all depends on when they put their order in. Find a competing store in your town that will get it in sooner, and see what they say then. The book is shipping, although the publisher is working very hard right not to fulfill orders.

[Arnold Zephel]

Hastings...You must be a fellow Texan. My Hastings has done the same thing. I half expected it, considering I live in a small college town.

[abner]

I will not buy another book from that particular store. I will do something hopefully more productive. . . Remember, the net is a fast paced place. Faster than the MSM.....

[Irish Eyes]

Call the corporate offices and tell them that they have employees that are refusing to sell best sellers at their store and that they are engaged in political activism on company time. If you really want to annoy them and have some money and free time, buy a few shares of stock and attend the shareholder meeting.

Another place to call is the Publisher of the book. They would like to know this also. Their job is to sell the books they publish.

[Ms. AntiFeminazi]

VOC and I now have a plan. A secret plan.... Stay tuned...

Sounds rather cryptic to me! I'll stay tuned and you keep me posted!

[SpeakingUp]

You should all remember who is the Chairman and Founder of Barnes and Noble. Leonard Riggio is and he is on Kerry's list of the Business Leaders for Kerry.

Don't tilt at windmills, vote with your feet. Spread the word.

[bluerose]

"Bottom line: Bookstores are businesses and are not normally interested in political debates but are interested in selling books."

Not my Barnes and Noble. They have a shrine to Bill's book..still right in your face when you walk into the store. Bush bashing books have prominent displays while any conservative books you have to hunt down. Course I live in a heavily liberal area. Rush mentioned the other day the head of Barnes & Noble is a liberal.

[abner]

:-)

[aft_lizard]

Didnt you know, bookstores are where failed college students retire too, or they are the guys who fell two points below genius on there IQ test and decided they will rebel against the world by working at bookstores.

[Dolphy]

I was able to find the book at a locally owned bookstore last week (interestingly enough, I found them at the information counter too). I had gone to Barnes and Noble and was told it was in the warehouse and they would call me when it came in, still no call. I went to Borders and looked at all of the displays, when I went to the counter to ask for it, two clerks were snickering about how they had confused someone who had just requested the book. They mixed her up on the title, telling her that they didn't have anything entitled Unfit to Command. I didn't bother asking them.

There is something terribly wrong here. All of us know how many hate Bush books are prominently displayed in every bookstore. I had always assumed that they were good sellers and was shocked to learn that most of them were poor sellers, despite the marketing advantage they gain in displays.

We should all be deeply alarmed and enraged.

[KeyLargo]

Are the major book stores owned by liberals? Someone should find out.

Anyway a freeper should be able to do something with the book burning photo and caption it something on the order of the DemoRAT brown shirts burning all conservative books.

NAZI BOOK BURNING
Go to: http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/gallery/01622.htm

[abner]

We should all be deeply alarmed and enraged.

I am. I learned that book banning and book burning was a crime tantamount to treason when I was growing up. This is horrific and we must expose this. I will start this weekend.

[combat_boots]

Buy from

http://www.bamm.com

Regnery itself (the publisher) http://www.regnery.com/

the cbc, conservative book club http://www.conservativebookclub.com/Join/Join1AboutTheClub.asp

DON't give Marxist/fascist book banners the time of day, folks. Hit them where it hurts.

[Mo1]

For crying out loud! This censorship is going on in bookstores!

There are way too many people having problems buying this book

And this does not pass the smell test??

has anyone checked their libaries to see of the book is there ??

I just check Montgomery County online .. There is no listing for the book

http://www.mclinc.org/

[New Girl]

I don't buy from these commies anymore. I don't even browse. I got tired of seeing 25 Bush-bashing books for every conservative book. available.

[conservative in nyc]

I think the booksellers get paid by publishers to place books near the door or on displays. Clinton's publisher is spending a lot more money to promote his crappy book than Regnery is spending to Unfit for Command. And it STILL will sell fewer copies that Hillary!'s book of lies.

That being said, Unfit for Command is definitely available at Borders locations in the people's republic of Manhattan, according to their website --- www.bordersstores.com.

[Question_Assumptions]

Can people provide specific store locations? I want to send them a letter. It's important, because these big chain stores won't order reprints if the first printing looks like it isn't selling in their inventory computers.

[Severa]

Just checked the Barnes and Noble website. Listed at $19.56, it says it's 'temporarily out of stock-Usually available in 1-2 weeks'

[VOA]

She back tracked a bit and the manager type behind her said that, "We are sold out"

You should have said..."Yeah, apparently for Kerry and Clinton!"