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Originally Posted by HarryT
No, you misunderstand the way it works. The Waterstones bookstore is an ePub bookstore, so naturally someone who buys a Kindle isn't going to buy books there. Waterstones receive a commission on books bought from the Kindle store from a Kindle bought from Waterstones...." ]
Yes, I did assume there would some sort of (small) commission somewhere, but presumably not as much as if sold either through their own e-store, or not via a Kindle ?
My feeling is they've done themselves no real favours long term by becoming a kind of Amazon "outpost" - the entity responsible for the demise of "independent" bookstores (see below) - and losing even more any uniqueness or cachet they may have once had.
And, much reason to choose them above others - like Amazon......
["....What do you mean by "independent"? Waterstones are a large company currently owned by a Russian venture capital group.
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Yes, sloppy nomenclature, I must admit, probably because of a lingering bow to past historical reputation - although Waterstones did seem to manage to cling on to that reputation through various trials, tribulations and incarnations !
Anyway, sadly no more, being, as they are, now totally dependent on Russian largesse and the balance sheet .....