From a reader:

Jonah:
My schedule of errands has, in recent
weeks, brought by several Barnes & Noble outlets
in Seattle. None of the stores are displaying
the book anywhere. By way of comparison, the
University Village outlet has 4 or 5 Noam Chomsky
tomes displayed on several different tables. Ann
Coulter is in several spots, as is David Frum.
Morning recon has me checking BN
availability online. LF is reported in stock in
most Puget Sound outlets. The NYT shows you at
#7 & Amazon #2. At BN – ta-da! – you are #3.
Thence to the U-Village; LF nowhere to be
seen. I use the computer kiosk &, of course, now
it is not in stock.
Later that day I am at Northgate. LF is
not on any of the tables, still less on the
bestseller shelves. Computer kiosk says a copy
is upstairs in “History.” Except it’s not.
Ditto Downtown.
Is BN a business or a propaganda group?