Atlas Shrugs January 13, 2014 _Hitler’s Mein Kampf Hits Bestseller List, LA Times makes excuses _ (http://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=86353456&f=26412&u=13042656&c=4704986) While we are constantly being beaten about the head with the fictitious club of Islamophobia, antisemitism is at an all time high. FBI statistics show that over_ 62% of hate crime here in America is antisemitic_ (http://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/26412/13042656/4704986/pamelageller.com/fbi-report-furthe r-debunks-exposes-islamic-supremacist-myths-and-lies/) . Now Adolf Hitler’s genocidal tome is on fire on the e-book bestseller list. ˜Mein Kampf” hasn't made the New York Times’ nonfiction chart since its U.S. release in 1939, the same year Germany invaded Poland. (http://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/26412/13042656/4704986/pamelageller.com/wp-content/uploads/20 14/01/Screen-Shot-2014-01-12-at-2.13.32-PM-e1389554073541.png) “Mein Kampf,” or “My Jihad” in Arabic (“my struggle’ in English), has been a number one bestseller in Muslim countries for years. It’s a bestseller in Turkey and _Bangladesh_ (http://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/26412/13042656/4704986/www.crethiplethi.com/mein-kampf-best-seller-in-muslim-bangladesh/engl ish/2009/) . It’s is a top-selling Eid present among "educated" Dhaka Muslims. It’s made a_ huge comeback in Germany too_ (http://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/26412/13042656/4704986/pamelageller.com/full-circle-mein-kampf-makes-a-comeba ck-in-germany/) . The UK Bookseller Waterstone's said Mein Kampf is the "perfect Christmas present." The LA Times tries to whitewash this deeply troubling trend by saying that people may be ashamed to be seen reading that book. Nonsense. "My Jihad" is a powerful argument for domination and for extermination of the Jews. But imagine if this were about exterminating any other people, say, followers of Islam: imagine the world reaction. Matt Lauer would weep. CNN, ABC, CBS would hold vigils. I suspect that counter jihadists might be rounded up under hate speech laws. Why is Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ an e-book bestseller?,” By Hector Tobar,_ The LA Times _ (http://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/26412/13042656/4704986/www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-why-is-hitlers-mein-kampf-an-e-book-bestse ller-20140109,0,3320880.story#ixzz2qClxeHCT) (thanks to Chris and Dianne) Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" has quietly become an e-book bestseller, climbing high on the charts of political books on Apple's _iTunes_ (http://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/26412/13042656/4704986/www.latimes.com/topic/economy-busine ss-finance/apple-itunes-PRDCES000040.topic) and _Amazon_ (http://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/26412/13042656/4704986/www.latimes.com/topic/economy-business- finance/amazon.com-inc.-ORCRP000672.topic) 's _Kindle_ (http://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/26412/13042656/4704986/www.latimes.com/topic/services-shopping/el ectronic-devices/amazon-kindle-PRDCES000000014.topic) , even as print sales of the 1925 anti-Semitic screed continue to languish. "Mein Kampf” hasn't made the New York Times’ nonfiction chart since its U.S. release in 1939, the same year Germany invaded Poland, and its print sales have fallen steadily ever since," Chris Faraone wrote for the website _Vocativ_ (http://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/26412/13042656/4704986/www.vocativ.com/01-2014/kindle-fuhrer-hitlers-e-book-gold-mein/) . But with a flood of new e-book editions, Hitler's notorious memoir just clocked a banner digital year. Two different digital versions of "Mein Kampf" currently rank third and fourth on the Politics & Current Events on iBooks, outpacing books by modern-day conservative pundits and celebrities such as _Sarah Palin_ (http://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/26412/13042656/4704986/www.latimes.com/topic/politics/gove rnment/sarah-palin-PEPLT0007504.topic) , Charles Krauthammer and _Glenn Beck_ (http://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/26412/13042656/4704986/www.latimes.com/topic/arts-culture/mass-media/news-media/glenn-beck-PECLB00177647.topic) . The books sell for 99 cents and $2.99 respectively. On Amazon, the Kindle version of "Mein Kampf" ranks _No. 1 in the category_ (http://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/26412/13042656/4704986/www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/16022651/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_b_2_5_last) of Propaganda and Political Philosophy. Faraone compared the Hitler book surge to the sales of “Fifty Shades of Grey.” “These are things that people would be embarrassed to read otherwise,” Faraone _told_ (http://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/26412/13042656/4704986/abcnews.go.com/Business/hitlers-mein-kampf-surges-book-sales/story?id=21466401) ABC News. “Books that people would probably be a bit more embarrassed to read or display or buy in public, they are more than willing to buy on their Kindle, or iPads. California-based Elite Minds Inc. which publishes the 99-cent version, said that the sales were due primarily to "academic interest," but Jewish leaders disputed that argument. “While the academic study of "Mein Kampf" is certainly legitimate, the spike in ebook sales likely comes from neo-_Nazis_ (http://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/26412/13042656/4704986/www.latimes.com/topic/politics/parties-movements/ nazi-party-ORCIG00000044.topic) and skinheads idolizing the greatest monster in history,” World Jewish Congress Chief Executive Robert Singer told ABC News in a statement. “We think that responsible companies shouldn’t profiteer from the sales of hate books, or at least should donate the profits to help the victims of anti-Semitism, racism and other like bigotries." Hitler dictated "Mein Kampf" to Rudolf Hess while in prison following the failed 1923 Munich Putsch. 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