Letter Re: A Book Shopping Experience

Mr. Rawles:
I just picked up your latest novel “Survivors” today at my local Barnes and Noble store.  Surprisingly, they had it prominently displayed on their “New Arrivals” display table!  Some time back, I had them order “Patriots” for me.  You would have thought I asked them to give me their only kidney.  How times have changed. 
 
I dearly love the disgusted, displeased look on the tattooed, goth, über-liberal checkout girl’s face when I make my purchases.  It’s why I still buy my reading material in the store. 
 
Love your work and the blog.  Thanks for your efforts! – Bill in Florida

JWR Replies: I should remind all SurvivalBlog readers to please give retailers other than just Amazon some business.   Although I used Amazon ranking as a benchmark for tracking the recent Book Bomb Day, there are other vendors that deserve some biz, including Barnes and Noble.  And for those of us that like to support local “Mom and Pop” bookstores, check out IndieBound.org.