The biggest benefit to buying books from independent booksellers, publishers, and authors, is also the number one reason why readers are often afraid to take the leap outside of Amazon: choice. The worries about choice Familiar titles by the biggest celebrity names, as promoted on TV and other media, are unlikely to be available at…
I know, I keep banging on about buying your books from independent bookshops, and I’m as big a culprit as anyone else when it comes to Amazon, but now I’ve really looked into it. With Amazon holding 65% of the American e-book market and 90% of the British one, as well as goodness knows how…
You’re not a bad person, are you? Neither am I. So why are we still buying books almost exclusively from Amazon? Convenience, range, and low cost play a big part of that. Most people LOVE Amazon for all those reasons. Why Amazon is a bad idea There’s a bunch of ethical reasons why supporting Amazon…
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