Used Books Blog

Barnes and Noble has changed its mind and will sell O.J. Simpson’s If I Did It. A lot of you will say this is just a crass business decision in the vein of Gordon Gekko. Thing is, Barnes and Noble is very serious (aka batty) about customer service. So, while I’m certain that money had a hand in the decision, I actually believe that they’re responding to customer demand. The demand is interesting and is contrary to the poll conducted previously on this topic.

I’m not sure what to make of this, other than an assumption that the Internet audience differs from the total population and that … people aren’t always honest about their intentions. I’m not saying they’re lying! I’m saying they might change their mind. I’m saying that you might pick up the tabloid magazine for a few moments while waiting to buy your groceries.

Me? I’m not buying and I hope most of the 125,000 copies wind up with a black stripe, sitting in a $1 bin gathering dust.

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