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Stores angered by an Obama book’s early sell
By Jessica Schneider Aug 26, 2008, 12:48 GMT
Barack Obama approaches the Presidency at a critical moment in American history, facing simultaneous crises of war, the environment, health care, but most especially in the economy. If he is able to rise to the moment, he could join the ranks of a small handful of previous presidents who have been truly transformative, succeeding in fundamentally changing our economy, society, and democracy for the better.But this will require imaginative and ...more
According to the NYT, book stores were angered that:
“Barnes & Noble has substantially reduced its 10,000-copy order of “Obama’s Challenge,” by Robert Kuttner, after Chelsea Green, the book’s publisher, announced it would initially be sold exclusively on Amazon.com.”
The idea behind it is to have an even playing field, so everyone can get a shot at trying to lure customers in to buy it.
The article notes that the book will be made available to all stores by Sept. 15th. And with the election just around the corner, coupled with book selling competition, the hoopla is somewhat understandable.
Read the article to know more.
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