Naomi Klein's "Shock Doctrine" just came out in Paperback. Barnes & Noble in NC never heard of it!

What the hell is going on? Barnes & Noble guy did a search and said he couldn't find either a paperback or original hard cover book for "Shock Doctrine" or Naomi Klein in his Database? BTW this was at a major mall here in Raleigh, NC.

I would expect it from our outer NC Booksellers like "Books-a-Million" who seem to stock overwhelming supplies of Christian Fundie books.... but Barnes & Noble?

Anyone else have this problem?

Either search would have come up with something in the database.

paperback :shrug:

Maybe the REPUBLICAN OPERATIVE employee was lying to you? Maybe someday they'll find all the store's copies in his/her basement? :tinfoilhat:

:eyes: If one "Googles" just putting in Shock would give you the correct search answer even if you had to read through some links to find the book title.....

Spell the title if need be. They will locate the book in their system.

was planing to go to Border's at Walnut Creek and get a copy. I'll post if they have it. :hi:

it was a bad experience.

but, since I'm going to be out tomorrow I wanted to get it and start reading. If they're clueless in Cary I'll post. :hi:

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?WRD=shock+doctrine

Maybe the system at the stores is less forgiving and he kept spelling it "Schock Doctrine" or something like that. (It still comes up on the website even when you misspell it, though.)

and he kept clicking his computers for both "Shock Doctrine and Naomi Klein," and saying..."well, I'm just not coming up with anything for either the title or author.

Barnes and Noble on Kendall Drive in Miami. Something's wrong there.

economics and that's why I went to the "help desk" to ask them to locate it for me.

I used to work at a B&N, and it wasn't uncommon for new hires to simply not know how to search properly for items (i.e., typing in title keywords in the 'author' search field, or isbn field, etc.)

why I asked for help. I'm not clueless...I worked for over a decade in publishing...so I know where to look. I should have just gone to Amazon ...it would have been easier but since the paperback came out and I was in the mall...figured I'd pick it up while I was there.

1) Most copies of a recent bestselling softcover are almost always placed on some display, either on the "Bestseller" bay, or on some table, or even on an end-cap. The system may say "Current Events", but there's no way to know if/where a title was specially-displayed elsewhere in the store. Sometimes, part-time employees don't know where the management decided to display a title. Finding a book in the store can occasionally be like an Easter-egg hunt.

2) There could be a bunch of copies in the receiving area. So the system says it's in stock, but it's buried in a box or two in the back.

3) It wasn't uncommon for politically-controversial books to be "hidden" within the store by politically-motivated customers. Typical example from when I worked at a B&N: Al Franken books being "moved" to the Nursing section or the Business section by Rush Limbaugh dittohead-types. (Other times, they would simply place an Ann Coulter book over a face-out of Al Franken books.)

a reputable book seller ...back in the days. Thanks for the input.

hear it from me...

I once knew a bookseller who hid books en masse simply because she was too lazy to shelve them individually in their correct places, but a politically-motivated employee/book-hider? In years of working in a book store, I never came across one. The closest thing to that in my experience was some contract-IT guy who, on the sly, modified our store's system to delete every pro-gun-control book title he could think of. He was doing the same thing at some of the other stores in the area until the company figured out what he was up to.

I read the hardcover copy from my local library when it first came out and kept track of the paperback release date shortly thereafter with the intent to buy it because I liked it so much (i have yet to buy it, though). So it's actually been out in paperback form for about 3 months now.

That's why I figured it would be "hot" at the major bookstores.

Naomi Wolf I was thinking of.

From Klein's site, it seems as though the paperback has just been released, so you're no doubt right about the book tour.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/store.asp?EAN=9780312427993&distance=2&zipcode=27616

Every BN store in the region, actually.

having to do that before I go into B&N or other book stores. Thanks for the tip. I think I'll just order from Amazon from now on...if it's a political book that might get Dem attention.

:shrug:

I go Amazon.

Now, in the case of Shock Doctrine, I went with the audiobook at Audible. I hear iTunes also has it.

Great for the drive to and from work. ;)

are quite savvy and very helpful and politically hip. Good store (New Hope Commons Shopping center).

as they were the only ones to have certain books in stock in this area (progressive/literary titles).

:)

the shock doctrine was on the new york times bestseller list in paperback for weeks (it's been out for more than one week in pb.) Barnes and Noble, as a corporate entity, stocks NYTimes best seller list books.

If you don't have it in your NC store, you should ask the manager about the book and wonder why the salesperson couldn't find it. mention how you're buying it from amazon. that will get the manager's attention. this is a problem with box bookstores. the employees frequently do not know shit about books. it's hit and miss.

even if the demographic in your area leans toward talibornagain b.s., your store should have a copy or have access to one. that person was simply stupid.

The international standard book number for the paperback edition is:

9780312427993

I just got this from www.bn.com

Could be that the employee wasn't able to spell. They should be able to locate it using the ISBN. If not, ask them to check books in print and special order a copy.

or had an agenda. :shrug: