Payola: Not Just for Music Anymore...

Via Daniel Gross's essay in Slate today on the current controversy over payola 2.0 comes this article on the paid placement of books in assorted retail locations. While I'd assumed that this was the case, I hadn't had it confirmed until now.

One more reason to dig my current home, though: "In New York City, the percentage [of the books on front-of-store tables] is less because store clerks have traditionally retained more autonomy to promote books they personally like and think will sell well."