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SteveEisenberg · 06-05-2014, 07:57 PM

HACHETTE AUTHOR STEPHEN COLBERT TO AMAZON, JEFF BEZOS: "WATCH OUT, THIS MEANS WAR"

His America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't is available from Amazon, in hardcover, with a "usually ships within 2 to 4 weeks" warning, using the Amazon.com link I just provided, for US$28.99.

Or you can use this other link to buy the same book, also from Amazon, also in new condition, as a "Hardcover – Bargain Price," with prompt "In Stock" shipping, for US$11.60.

Or you can get the Kindle eBook version from Amazon, instantly, for US$12.99.

So no one thinks I'm a total shill for Colbert and Hachette, I'll mention this:

You can also get the eBook, instantly and for free (after having paid the $50 out of state membership fee) from the Brooklyn Public Library. Or if you live near approximately 1,000 other American libraries, you can get it for free, via Overdrive, without paying anything.

Of course, this is because Hachette, unlike Amazon Publishing, commonly licenses books to public libraries. So I am indeed more sympathetic to Hachette than Amazon.

06-05-2014, 07:57 PM	#278
SteveEisenberg Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,441 Karma: 43514536 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: near Philadelphia USA Device: Kindle Kids Edition, Fire HD 10 (11th generation)	HACHETTE AUTHOR STEPHEN COLBERT TO AMAZON, JEFF BEZOS: "WATCH OUT, THIS MEANS WAR" His America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't is available from Amazon, in hardcover, with a "usually ships within 2 to 4 weeks" warning, using the Amazon.com link I just provided, for US$28.99. Or you can use this other link to buy the same book, also from Amazon, also in new condition, as a "Hardcover – Bargain Price," with prompt "In Stock" shipping, for US$11.60. Or you can get the Kindle eBook version from Amazon, instantly, for US$12.99. So no one thinks I'm a total shill for Colbert and Hachette, I'll mention this: You can also get the eBook, instantly and for free (after having paid the $50 out of state membership fee) from the Brooklyn Public Library. Or if you live near approximately 1,000 other American libraries, you can get it for free, via Overdrive, without paying anything. Of course, this is because Hachette, unlike Amazon Publishing, commonly licenses books to public libraries. So I am indeed more sympathetic to Hachette than Amazon. Last edited by SteveEisenberg; 06-05-2014 at 08:04 PM.