{"id":134,"date":"2009-04-22T11:12:28","date_gmt":"2009-04-22T11:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/mormoninquiry\/2009\/04\/whats-wrong-with-deseret-book.html"},"modified":"2009-04-22T11:12:28","modified_gmt":"2009-04-22T11:12:28","slug":"whats-wrong-with-deseret-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/mormoninquiry\/2009\/04\/whats-wrong-with-deseret-book.html","title":{"rendered":"What’s wrong with Deseret Book"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the Salt Lake Tribune: “Deseret Book demotes Twilight<\/em>.<\/a>” “Demote” means that neither Twilight<\/i> nor the other volumes in the megaselling series by LDS author Stephanie Meyer are now available at Deseret Book stores or even at their online site<\/a>. Here’s the inane company statement provided in respose to questions about the move:<\/p>\n

Like any retailer, our purpose is to offer products that are embraced and expected by our customers. When we find products that are met with mixed review, we typically move them to special order status.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At the Salt Lake Tribune: “Deseret Book demotes Twilight.” “Demote” means that neither Twilight nor the other volumes in the megaselling series by LDS author Stephanie Meyer are now available at Deseret Book stores or even at their online site. 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