- Seagull Book & Tape
Seagull Book & Tape is a
Latter-Day Saint bookstore with over two dozen stores located throughout the states ofUtah ,Idaho ,Arizona ,California , and, once,Texas (Dallas ). The chain is based inAmerican Fork, Utah , and it is the largest competitor toDeseret Book in the LDS book market. It is a sister company ofCovenant Communications, Inc. which is one of the largest publishers of LDS-themed inspirational fiction and nonfiction.In July 2006, Deseret Book decided that its wholesale division would no longer sell to Seagull because of "a difference of opinion about how we [Deseret Book] were treated from a merchandising standpoint".
On December 28, 2006, Deseret Book announced that it had completed the purchase of both Seagull and its sister company,
Covenant Communications, Inc. , creating a chain of 69 stores. The announcement indicated that the Seagull Book stores will continue to be operated as a separate chain, maintaining its position of selling books at a discount relative toDeseret Book .External links
* [http://www.seagullbook.com/ Seagull Book Website]
* [http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=356916 Deseret Book discontinues sales to Seagull]
* [http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=760746 Deseret Book Buys Seagull and Covenant Communications]
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