Book World Article to Read: An Independent Bookstore's Fight with Amazon is About More Than Price
A great article "A Kansans Bookshop's Fight with Amazon is About More Than the Price of Books" by Casey Cep is about Amazon and the whole of the indie bookstore market, and why independent bookstores are so important to the health of communities. It's a great read.
Most people probably don't know that some authors who publish with Amazon can't market or sell their books in independent bookstores or have licensing agreements with public libraries - thereby creating an even bigger hole in the digital divide.
You don't have to completely stop shopping at Amazon:
Caine argues that, even if American shoppers never fully divest from Amazon, it is crucial that we not purchase all our goods from one company—and he maintains that any given act of consumer decision-making might alter our habits and help lead to larger changes.
Long live independent bookstores, and public libraries.
Link is below, from The New Yorker.
Enjoy,
Renee Shelton
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