Last week, DC Entertainment announced plans to sign an exclusive deal to put 100 graphic novels such as Watchmen, the Dark Knight Returns, V for Vendetta, and more on to the new Amazon Kindle Fire. Barnes and Noble, who also carries these graphic novels, felt cheated that they could not give their customers the digital experience as well on rival device the Nook. As a result, Barnes and Noble pulled all 100 of these graphic novels from their shelves and won't even allow them in their stores. The only way these books can be ordered through Barnes and Noble is on their website. Among the first to report was comics journalist Rich Johnston on his Bleeding Cool blog and this is what he had to say:
-With chief competitor Borders now out of the picture and Barnes and Noble refusing to carry these graphic novels, there is no common and fast way to get these books other than specialty comic book stores and online.
-Barnes and Noble does not have as much of a chance of attracting the crowd that is brought in by DC's New 52 promotion as they still carry a portion of those #1 issues.
- A majority of the Graphic Novels that are not being taken away by Barnes and Noble are ones that have been plagued with editorial controversy and ones that are not well received by readers such as Superman: Grounded and Countdown to Final Crisis
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