I wasn't interested. I told him that I already have two on the shelves that aren't moving. The story is the same at WordsWorth Books in Harvard Square. I just looked at a report on our current bestsellers, and I did not see a single e-commerce book in the top 15. Some were published only a month ago.
Some local booksellers admit to taking some satisfaction in the plummeting sales of Internet books.
I don't mind sending some of those books back unsold. The news for publishers isn't all bad, however.