Barnes & Noble Removes 100 DC Comic Titles from Shelves

In the latest volley during an ongoing tiff over digital rights, Barnes & Noble said Friday that it was pulling 100 graphic novels, published by DC Entertainment, from its shelves

The announcement came this week after DC, the creators of Superman, Batman and other graphic novels, struck a deal to make the digital versions available only on devices with Amazon’s Kindle application.

Adding fuel to the proverbial flame, Barnes & Noble asserts that DC has declined requests to make its books available on its competing Nook Color device.

“Regardless of the publisher, we will not stock physical books in our stores if we are not offered the available digital format,” Barnes & Noble Chief Merchant Jaime Carey said in a written statement. “To sell and promote the physical book in our store showrooms, and not have the eBook available for sale would undermine our promise to Barnes & Noble customers to make available any book, anywhere, anytime.”

In response to B&N’s move, which saw the removal of titles such as Sandman, Watchmen, and V For Vendetta, DC Entertainment replied with a statement of its own that said:

“We are disappointed that Barnes & Noble has made the decision to remove these books off their shelves and make them unavailable to their customers.”

For the full list of DC Comic titles that were removed by Barnes & Noble, head over to comicbookresources.com.

via LA Times