Thread: Amazon’s Book Monopoly : A Threat to Freedom of Expression?
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Old 03-01-2016, 01:23 PM   #190
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Originally Posted by dgatwood View Post
Ah, but you're still assuming that people can see it if they are searching for it. In recent years, Amazon has become (for most people) the default search engine for books. As a result, anything not listed in Amazon's database might as well not exist, because most people won't find it even if they are searching for it. That's what I was talking about when I used the word "discoverability".
How do you know that Amazon has become most people default search engine for books?

I usually use Google for all my searching needs, including books (saves time navigating).

I doubt I'm the only one.
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