Barnes & Noble Drops DC Comics Titles In Stores Because of Kindle Exclusive

Barnes & Noble is miffed that DC Comics entered into an exclusive deal with Amazon for e-book distribution of DC titles.  How miffed?  Enough to pull the same titles from B&N store shelves.  The company claims that if it can‘t offer a title in digital format, it won’t stock titles in the stores.  I think the stance rings a bit hollow since the same titles will still be available from B&N’s web site and may be special ordered in the stores.  This only punishes consumers, many of whom collect comics, excuse me, graphic novels, in physical format.  For many collectors, print is the whole point of these items.  Forcing customers to order this type of item online just gives them multiple sources from which to choose, one of which may not be Barnes & Noble.  Dumb move.  More on this from CNN Money.  [MG]