By the way, I figured out about the $2 clearance in two ways:
1 - searched twitter for "barnes noble clearance" and found a single store reporting that clearance was now $2
2 - Google search results seems to be able to pick up in-store pricing somewhat accurately and gather inventory from BN.com
Example link:
https://www.google.com/shopping/prod...HegyBsgQ8gIIbg
Obviously it may not be 100% accurate for pricing or inventory, but a good way to get an idea. All stores I went to had no Koto stuff on clearance. Found some Studio Ghibli stuff at the one store that was still at 50% off. Unsure why this store was still 50% and not 75%. I'm not sure if it went to 75% and then back to 50% or if it's just slower on their clearance.