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ProfCrash · 05-23-2012, 03:19 PM

Did Amazon kll your mother and that is why you dislike them so? There has to be a reason for the constant Amazon bashing. I would love to know what it is.

Many suppliers don't like Walmart and Target because they are able to dictate prices and profit margins due to their size. Shock, stun, amazement, there are smaller Publishers who don't like Amazon because of its size and the control that it can dictate over prices.

This is not a new concpet. It is still going to be with us in the future as well. There is always a larger company that is the target.

Guess what, I am not going to buy from Publishers that do not sell at Amazon. If a small publisher wants me to look at their work, they will sell at Amazon. I buy my e-books from Amazon. I like one stop shopping. I am not the only one. That is why there are now grocery stores in Walmarts and Targets. People like going to one place to do as much of their business as possible. It saves them time, and in these case, it saves them money.

I am not going to go out and search 15 different stores to find the book I want to read. It is too much effort. Most of the population is not going to do that. I would love to have the numbers to post but I would put sold money on the fact that 85% of people who buy an e-reader do their shopping at the store associated with that e-reader.

The people on this board are an anamoly. They know more then the vast majority of people with e-readers. My brothers are both computer programmers and neither one of them has heard of Apprentice Alf or taken the time to look into stripping DRM. They know they can. I have offered to show them who. They just don't. Instead my one brother who has had a Kindle from day one buys his books from Amazon. My other brother switched from a Sony to a Kindle (his family now has three) because it is easier to shop at Amazon. These are well educated, computer programmers and they don't want to have to shop around. Nevermind stripping DRM.

If the Publishers stop using Amazon and the other e-book stores they will lose business. It is really that simple. I enjoy reading and am sure I would find something to read or simply focus on my backlog of books. I also enjoy strategic board games and can find myself playing Ticket to Ride, Ra, Puerto Rico, and Tikal online for hours on end. It is not reading but it does egage my brain and it is fun. I can go that route easily enough.

When DRM goes away, competition will improve. I will check out the different e-book stores and find the one or two that sells what I like that I tend to have the best prices and I will shop there. But I will not visit a ton of different sites in order to buy one book. That is just silly.

Seriously, did Amazon run over your dog? Steal your lollipop? What?

05-23-2012, 03:19 PM	#62
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Did Amazon kll your mother and that is why you dislike them so? There has to be a reason for the constant Amazon bashing. I would love to know what it is. Many suppliers don't like Walmart and Target because they are able to dictate prices and profit margins due to their size. Shock, stun, amazement, there are smaller Publishers who don't like Amazon because of its size and the control that it can dictate over prices. This is not a new concpet. It is still going to be with us in the future as well. There is always a larger company that is the target. Guess what, I am not going to buy from Publishers that do not sell at Amazon. If a small publisher wants me to look at their work, they will sell at Amazon. I buy my e-books from Amazon. I like one stop shopping. I am not the only one. That is why there are now grocery stores in Walmarts and Targets. People like going to one place to do as much of their business as possible. It saves them time, and in these case, it saves them money. I am not going to go out and search 15 different stores to find the book I want to read. It is too much effort. Most of the population is not going to do that. I would love to have the numbers to post but I would put sold money on the fact that 85% of people who buy an e-reader do their shopping at the store associated with that e-reader. The people on this board are an anamoly. They know more then the vast majority of people with e-readers. My brothers are both computer programmers and neither one of them has heard of Apprentice Alf or taken the time to look into stripping DRM. They know they can. I have offered to show them who. They just don't. Instead my one brother who has had a Kindle from day one buys his books from Amazon. My other brother switched from a Sony to a Kindle (his family now has three) because it is easier to shop at Amazon. These are well educated, computer programmers and they don't want to have to shop around. Nevermind stripping DRM. If the Publishers stop using Amazon and the other e-book stores they will lose business. It is really that simple. I enjoy reading and am sure I would find something to read or simply focus on my backlog of books. I also enjoy strategic board games and can find myself playing Ticket to Ride, Ra, Puerto Rico, and Tikal online for hours on end. It is not reading but it does egage my brain and it is fun. I can go that route easily enough. When DRM goes away, competition will improve. I will check out the different e-book stores and find the one or two that sells what I like that I tend to have the best prices and I will shop there. But I will not visit a ton of different sites in order to buy one book. That is just silly. Seriously, did Amazon run over your dog? Steal your lollipop? What?