FILE - This Jan. 31, 2014 file image released by Starpix shows Stephen Colbert at the Shape Magazine and Men's Fitness Super Bowl Party in New York. Colbert assailed Amazon.com on his Comedy Central program Wednesday, June 4. Amazon.com is in a contract dispute with Hachette Book Group and has been delaying shipments for some Hachette books, including for Colbert’s “America Again,” and removing the pre-order option for Edan Lepucki’s “California” and other upcoming works. (AP Photo/Starpix, Amanda Schwab, File)
June 05, 2014 - 9:14 AM
NEW YORK, N.Y. - A plug from Stephen Colbert and prize-winning author Sherman Alexie has landed a debut novel at the top of at least one bestseller list.
And that list is not on Amazon.com.
As of Thursday morning, Edan Lepucki's "California" was No. 1 on www.powellsbooks.com , the website for Powell's Books in Portland, Oregon, one of the country's leading independent booksellers.
Colbert assailed Amazon on his Comedy Central program Wednesday night. Amazon is in a contract dispute with Hachette Book Group and has been delaying shipments for some Hachette books, including for Colbert's "America Again," and removing the pre-order option for "California" and other upcoming works. Colbert twice flipped his middle finger at Amazon and brought on Alexie, a Hachette author who recommended "California." Colbert suggested viewers buy the book from Powell's.
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