Barnes & Noble Inc. (BKS) and Borders Group Inc. (BGP), the nation's two largest superstore chains will sell the new O.J. Simpson book.
Borders is expecting "strong sales" and will donate any profits to a charity, currently undetermined, that opposes domestic violence but Barnes & Noble h
as no plans to donate proceeds to charity, according to this MSNBC.com article.
Many smaller, independent bookstores, appalled by Simpson's book, "If I Did It", in which he speculates how he would have killed his ex-wife, have either said they won't sell it or will only offer limited copies and give away any proceeds.
The book comes out Nov. 30, following a two-part interview on Fox Broadcasting. Pre-orders made since the book's announcement late Tuesday have made the book rise the Amazon.com best seller list, reaching No. 20 as of Friday afternoon.
Earlier Friday, publisher Judith Regan of ReganBooks, a HarperCollins imprint, said she took on “If I Did It” because she was a victim of domestic violence and thought any proceeds would go to Simpson’s children.
In an eight-page statement, Regan said Simpson approached her with the idea for the book, in which he hypothesizes how he would have committed the killings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman.
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