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Amazon may have been and may even still be a progressive force in publishing & distribution, but then again, many of the monopolies & cartels of yesteryear started out that way, too. If they had had nothing to offer, they would never have become monopolies. The Hollywood moguls cracked the Edison monopoly. Hooray. But once Zukor, Fox et al. became dominant, they did all they could to hold on to their power & profits, often at the price of art & the public interest. The Hollywood studios censored films. NBC relentlessly commercialized radio & then TV. I would expect no less from Amazon.
Ultimately, i think the biggest flaw in Packer's piece is his limited vision. Big Six no make that Five or Amazon? Pathetic. Surely there are other possibilities.
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