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Many of our readers have sent us this e-mail that is being sent to them when they e-mail Barnes and Noble about the pornographic books that are so easily accessible to children in their stores. If you don't know what we are talking about, click here for the full news story: http://www.christianworldviewnetwork.com/article.php/3604/By_Brannon_Howse

Dear Customer,
Thank you for your e-mail. As booksellers, we carry thousands of books whose subject matter some may find offensive.  Over the years, we have received countless requests and demands to stop selling everything from The Merchant of Venice to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, even The Living Bible.
At Barnes & Noble, we take our mission very seriously - to be a valuable resource to our customers, bringing books and ideas to the   public.  We live in a diverse culture, and that diversity is reflected in the wide range of interests, philosophies, and lifestyles of our customers. The guiding principle we use is to offer every book in print and allow our customers to decide what to buy and read.  After all, freedom of choice is at the very heart of our democratic society. It is understandable that some people may strongly oppose the content of a particular title and choose not to purchase it; we respect their opinions. In return, we ask that our customers respect our responsibility to offer a selection of reading materials as diverse as the society in which we live - the very society that grants the freedom for these materials to exist.
Sincerely,
Robin
Customer Service RepresentativeBarnesandNoble.comhttp://www.bn.com/