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Originally Posted by JSWolf
If people want The Silkworm then they should buy it. But they should not buy it from Amazon.
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Why not? If that is their store of choice then they should buy it from Amazon.
That is like saying people who want an iPad should buy one but not from Target. Why? Because you don't like Target.
That is kind of a sucky reason for not buying from Target.
Amazon and Hachette are large coorporations who are trying to maximize their profits. This leads to contract disputes that they have to work out.
If you don't like Amazon's position and choose to boycott Amazon over it goodie. If you want to explain to people why you are not buying from Amazon, great. But a blanket statement that people should buy the book from someplace else is kind of silly.
I seriously doubt Hachette is negotiating with the best interest of the buying public in mind. They want to make more money. They are not likely to pass those increased profits to their authors or savings on to readers.
So it is a matter of who you think is more deserving of the money or who you think is going to allow you to maximize your own well being. I'll take Amazon because I like spending less.