Comments on: Now Amazon Lists Wallbuilders as the Publisher of The Jefferson Lies

By: James Ferguson

James Ferguson — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:54:20 +0000

This is nothing more than a lame attempt to make it seem like the book is still in print after failing to get an alternate publisher. I thought Glenn Beck was going to personally publish the book for him? If nothing else Barton can revise it and publish it directly through amazon as many others have done. But, I guess it would no longer carry the same “weight.”

By: James Ferguson

James Ferguson — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:54:20 +0000

By: Chris Rodda

Chris Rodda — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:07:22 +0000

@ ken … I actually ordered a copy when it was first listed as WallBuilder Press back in November to make sure it was still the same Thomas Nelson edition I got when the book was first published, and it was. Also, it’s still got the same ISBN, publication date, and exact same number of pages.
@ George … third party sellers can list the books they’re selling as “New,” so Barton doesn’t have to sell them as used. He should just have to sell them the same way anybody else would have to.
I guess I’ll contact Amazon again. What I sent them in November got them to change it back to Thomas Nelson, so I’ll send them something later asking why they changed it back to WallBuilder Press again.

By: ken

ken — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:36:57 +0000

From the “Look Inside” page of the book the Copyright page still lists the publisher as Thomas Nelson. Apparently, these are the leftovers Barton still had after Thomas Nelson withdrew, either that or Amazon hasn’t gotten around to updating the web page for the book.

By: George

George — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:34:12 +0000

It appears no one involved with pushing the book seem to know what is to be done about this situation. The back and forth on the amazon site does, however, offer some comic relief to the Barton chronicles.
It would be interesting to get someone in the publishing business to offer a statement on how the industry deals with such cases. As much as I detest what Barton does, it seems to me that anyone who has purchased the book new for the sole purpose to resell it, unopened and unread (ie: any small bookstore, etc.), ought to be able list it as ‘New’. I think that is done all the time. So the question to the experts is: What exactly does happen when the publisher pulls the book? How much authority do they have beyond stopping the publication and publicly announcing that they no longer wish to be involved with it? They still did publish it, so how can anyone say otherwise? From my perspective (for whatever that’s worth), Amazon was correct when they first reverted to the original listing of TN as publisher. The flipping to Wallbuilders, especially this second time, is most baffling.
Wallbuilders should just get themselves listed as another book-seller on Amazon. How can they possibly be listed as the publisher.