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theducks · 08-19-2023, 02:56 PM

So does the Big 5.
Many started out as small publishers, then were sucked up into the behemoth .

Look at the bottom of most Amazon pages. Many of those were startups in years past.
This is common. If a profitable company looks like it has legs, many times the get bought.

08-19-2023, 02:56 PM	#56
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,142 Karma: 60406498 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	So does the Big 5. Many started out as small publishers, then were sucked up into the behemoth . Look at the bottom of most Amazon pages. Many of those were startups in years past. This is common. If a profitable company looks like it has legs, many times the get bought.