Book Moves Off Shelves Quickly, South Florida Dealers Report

February 17, 1989|BY CECILIE DITLEV-SIMONSEN, Staff Writer

South Florida book stores on Thursday reported that they had sold all or most of their copies of The Satanic Verses and had ordered more in hopes of having them on the shelves next week.

``We sold all eight copies we had,`` said Liz Carter, a clerk at B. Dalton at The Galleria in Fort Lauderdale. ``Ever since it hit the news, people have been asking for it.

``We haven`t had anyone complaining about it. It sems to me people are getting it more because they`re curious about what the fuss is all about.``

Georgia Pate, manager of a bookstore in Town Center mall in Boca Raton, said the store sold its 10 copies early this week.

``We`ve got a lot of requests for it,`` she said. ``We ordered more right away.``

Sal Marotta, a clerk at B. Dalton in Plantation, said his store had six copies left on Thursday night.

``They`ll all be gone soon,`` he said. ``We keep it by the register and it seems like it`s being met with the same attitude as The (Last) Temptation of Christ. People are curious.``

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