The Deseret Book — Seagull feud finally hits the press

The brewing feud I wrote about on June 27th is finally wide out in the open with the media within the past twenty-four hours. In chronological order:

• Deseret Book to stop suppplying rival (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Seagull Book No Longer Allowed to Sell Deseret Book Products (KSL TV)
• Seagull Book Can No Longer Sell Church's Books (KUTV)
• LDS bookstore cuts competitor's supply (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Deseret Book servers relationship with Seagull (Deseret Morning News) [Update: This article was one of Deseret Book's Mormon Life News Links on July 19th]
• LDS Church firm no longer will allow private chain to sell its books (ABC 4/Associated Press)
• Deseret Book cuts Seagull ties (Daily Herald)
• Talks Continue Between Deseret Book and Seagull Book & Tape (KSL TV)
• LDS Bookstore Feud Should End (Bob Lonsberry, host on KNRS)
• Seagull Book Issues Statement about Its Relationship with Deseret Book (Business Wire)

Discussions on other blogs:

• Seagull & Deseret Book at War (A Motley Vision: Mormon Arts and Culture)
• Bad News in the LDS Book Market (Six LDS Writers and A Frog)
• Deseret Book / Seagull Book Update (Six LDS Writers and A Frog)
• The Battle Of The Mormon Bookstores (The Iron Rod)
• It is true... (Chickens Don't Have Armpits)
• A few more thoughts... (Chickens Don't Have Armpits)
• LDS Book Wars (The Crier Tower)

I'll post my personal views of the matter later today...

Bastille Day Update: I've since posted my thoughts on all the brouhaha. I'll also update this post with links to additional news stories as I become aware of them. (The first additional update being the Daily Herald link above.)

—Michael A. Cleverly
Thursday, July 13, 2006 at 10:39

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