Due to the ongoing dispute between Amazon and Hachette, consumers cannot pre-order Edan Lepucki’s debut novel, California, on Amazon. When comedian Stephen Colbert first launched his war against Amazon, he asked his followers to buy a copy from Powell’s Books online shop.
We’ve embedded a clip from The Colbert Report TV show where Colbert announced that 6,400 purchases have been made and Lepucki’s book currently occupies the #1 spot on the Powell’s bestseller list. Now, he has issued a new challenge for his fans; purchase California from your local bookstore and help it become a New York Times bestseller.
In addition to Colbert, several members of the literary community have publicly shared their opinions about Amazon vs. Hachette feud including The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian author Sherman Alexie, The Fault in Our Stars author John Green and The Ocean at the End of the Lane author Neil Gaiman. Where do you stand on this matter? (via Latin Post)