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Originally Posted by jgaiser
Here in Portland, Oregon we have Powells Books. Huge independent bookseller who's doing good business. Amazon doesn't seem to be hurting them.
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Powells management blamed last year's round of layoffs on the
unprecedented, rapidly changing nature of the book industry. Amazon is obviously a big part of that.
It's true that Amazon itself has had repeated rounds of layouts, but that's just Amazon being Amazon, rather than an indication of declining business.
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Originally Posted by jgaiser
Blaming Amazon for your troubles isn't going to solve anything.
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You may be right, but given the severe, unadulterated, and worsening depression Spain is in, I'm going to give the victims some slack.