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America author Dinesh D’Souza is claiming an underdog victory over retail giant Costco in a fight over sales of his book – just as the movie of the same name is appearing in theaters across the nation.
“David 1, Goliath 0,” he told WND on Thursday, as he released a video thanking consumers for supporting his projects and asking them to see the movie.
The controversy erupted when it was revealed this week that Costco was pulling the books from its shelves just as the movie was appearing – and the book was surging to No. 1 on Amazon.
The store chain had claimed that the book was being dropped because of poor sales, then reversed itself quickly, promising to restock its shelves.
But on Thursday Deanne Witt, assistant general merchandising manager for media for Costco, told WND in an email, “We have less that 20 locations with stock [copies of D’Souza’s book America] in hand. All of our warehouses will receive product by the end of next week.”
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