What??????

I always peruse All Access, and Perry Simon noted this....

I've stayed away from providing a lot on the Kerry war record debate, because it's kinda pointless- all it does is remind people Kerry went to Vietnam and Bush didn't- and poorly covered- the Cambodia fib just hasn't been noted by the big non-Fox news organizations. I was, however, struck by the fact that my local Borders refuses to put "Unfit for Command" out for purchase- it posted a flyer saying that it is the number one non-fiction seller but that patrons may "order" it rather than walk in and pick it off the table and purchase it immediately. You didn't have to put in a special order for "My Life."

Why can't book stores be diverse? It's not that hard to put both books out on the table. Playing politics in a book store is one of the pettiest things I've heard. I know, I know...it's happened for a long time. Yes, but it gets pettier everytime I hear another story.

Comments

[ensie]

Hi. I work in a bookstore. The misinformation about "Unfit For Command" is astounding. The publisher truly did NOT PRINT ENOUGH COPIES OF THIS BOOK. Trust me, Borders wants to sell as many copies of this book as possible. Barnes and Noble wants to sell as many copies of this books as possible. No one can keep it in stock. Instead of blaming bookstores, call the publisher and complain to them. I've watched my fellow booksellers get yelled and screamed at repeatedly over this title. My opinion of conservatives has dropped considerably in the last week or so. Please, please, please get the facts before printing information like this. Contact the corporate offices of Borders or Barnes and Noble directly and they will tell you that they are working on getting more copies in, and if we had enough, they would be out in front for everyone to see and purchase. And please stop abusing bookstore employees over this issue--they have nothing to do with it.

[Bithead]

Perhaps they're worried about vandalism of the books.

Perhaps justifed.