Sturges books have been destroyed in stores in New York City, Dallas, Denver, Omaha, Kansas City and Independence, Missouri, Salem and Beaverton, Oregon, Binghamton, New York and Rockford, Illinois. Booksellers in the United States are involved in a fierce competition to serve the needs of American readers. Despite our differences, however, we all believe that it is a critical part of our role as booksellers to defend the right of our customers to have access to all books, magazines, recordings and other materials that are protected by the First Amendment. While we would not abridge the First Amendment rights of those who wish to protest this policy, we will not allow any group to decide what works our customers may see, read or hear. We also strongly condemn those protestors who take it upon themselves to enter a bookstore and destroy books that someone else might want to buy.
Bookstores come in all sizes.
Some offer over 50,000 musical selections as well. Even a small bookstore carries 10,000 titles. It is not surprising that customers are occasionally offended by some of the works we carry. After all, our selection of books and music is designed to be as diverse as the customers we serve. Many factors go into deciding what works we carry, and space is always an important concern.