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Originally Posted by Fbone
Walmart and Target sell ebooks?
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They sell books. And pbooks are still two thirds of the market for special snowflakes.
Target has an ebook club and Walmart sells ebook gift cards and is supposed to be looking into setting up an ebookstore. Google and Apple also sell ebooks and by now are both outselling Nook and Kobo. And still growing.
The market doesn't lack for challengers. HC just started selling ebooks direct, Hachette is planning a store and not doubt so does the rest if the cartel. They coordibate those things. On the one hand the mouthpieces claim Amazon is the only buyer for ebooks while at tghe same time the challengers pop up weekly.
Considering Amazon is supposed to be a threat to all that is holy in publishing, you need to consider everything, not just the little corner of the world where Amazon lives.
As Mr Montoya said: those words don't mean what they think they mean. And repeating the same lie over and over is simply bringing more light to their own activities. Calling for more DOJ action is only going to hurt them.