At the moment, there appears to be much moaning and wailing in the Canadian wankersphere about how the evil empire Indigo Books & Music is conspiring against legendary Canadian wingnut Mark Steyn and boycotting his latest offering of rancid, right wing shrieking.
Sadly for Steyn, even the National Post has managed to figure out what's really going on here:
Mr. Steyn has charged that Indigo and its chief executive officer, Heather Reisman, underestimated demand for his book as a means of "boycotting" it.
Yes, yes, we're well aware of Steyn's manic fits of hallucination. So what's really happening? (emphasis added)
Sorya Gaulin, vice-president of public relation for Indigo, sought to quell the brouhaha yesterday, saying the company has in no way sought to boycott the book.
The company offered America Alone for sale as soon as it came out in September, but it quickly sold out, she said. Ms. Gaulin could not say how many books were originally ordered.
"Upon realizing we had grossly underestimated the demand for this title, Indigo immediately reordered several thousand more books, but Mr. Steyn's U.S. publisher was unable to fulfill our order because they, too, underestimated demand in the U.S. and Canada," Ms. Gaulin said.
Like other book stores in Canada, Indigo is now waiting for shipments that are expected to arrive this month, she said.
Mr. Steyn's U.S. publisher, Regnery, has said the book is in reprint and that all back orders will be filled...
In Ottawa, the Steyn book is available neither at Chapters nor at such independent bookstores as Nicholas Hoare. A clerk at the Nicholas Hoare bookstore said the book has been difficult to obtain for Canadian retailers.
Well, how about that? Apparently, it's Regnery that couldn't keep up with the demand and keep either Indigo or other bookstores properly stocked.
One can, you would imagine, finally tell Steyn to put a fucking sock in it at this point, which is pretty much what Indigo's Gaulin does here, and good for her. Every little finger flick to Steyn's nads just makes the world a better place.
P.S. And we will link to one Derryl Murphy's take on this, just 'cuz we like the name of his blog, and are really pissed that we didn't think of it first.
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Published by Regnery? Well, no wonder Chapter's/Indigo couldn't replenish its stock of (shit)Steyn's magnum opus. All the providers of wingnut welfare in the States have depleted the stocks with bulk purchases, which they try and give away as Reich-Wing swag.
If anyone wants a copy of (shit)Steyn's book, they can probably get one for free from the RNC or the AEI.
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