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Old 09-20-2011, 06:05 PM   #46
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Amnesty International's soon to be released eReader's specs look slightly better to me. But if you think those animal lovers have your best (human) interests at heart, you go right ahead.
Don't be daft, Diap, even I know animals can't read.

Or charge up batteries - 'specially not in the jungle...........
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Old 09-20-2011, 06:16 PM   #47
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I received a hand-written thank you card from Amazon saying they appreciate me being a long time customer and thanked me for shopping with them. I was quite surprised. I keep it pinned above my computer.
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Old 09-20-2011, 06:37 PM   #48
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When I buy something from Amazon, I know that should I have any problems with it whatsoever, I can return it or exchange it with little to no trouble.

Amazon's fast delivery and great customer service has made me a fan for as long as they choose to make me feel like my time and money is valued and that I come first.
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Old 09-20-2011, 07:58 PM   #49
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Amnesty International's soon to be released eReader's specs look slightly better to me. But if you think those animal lovers have your best (human) interests at heart, you go right ahead.
fanboy. both ecosystems are locked down anyway.
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Old 09-20-2011, 08:51 PM   #50
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Old 09-20-2011, 09:24 PM   #51
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Amazon is the consumer's friend.
Until the consumer wants something that Amazon does not want.
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Old 09-20-2011, 09:59 PM   #52
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Until the consumer wants something that Amazon does not want.
Yup.

Businesses are out to make a profit. As long as their strategy aligns with your needs it looks great but once it differs....

If I thought Amazon was the bestest ever I wouldn't be preparing my books to move to a different device. Right now, Amazon meets my needs but that could change.
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Old 09-20-2011, 10:21 PM   #53
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I welcome our Amazon Overlords.

Free 2 day shipping with Amazon Prime.
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Old 09-20-2011, 10:29 PM   #54
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Free 2 day shipping with Amazon Prime.
Which sometimes turns into one day!!
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Old 09-20-2011, 10:32 PM   #55
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I'm not buying anything else until the Humane Society releases their tablet.
I'm waiting for the PETA tablet with the "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" screensavers.
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Old 09-20-2011, 11:36 PM   #56
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PETA scares me o_o
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Old 09-20-2011, 11:42 PM   #57
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One of the best things about Amazon is they give each of us the choice of taking our business elsewhere, if we prefer. Further, they let us change our minds as often as we like with no penalty. I am using this feature currently to buy books and stuff at different places for different reasons; sometimes I buy based on price, sometimes I buy based on convenience, sometimes I buy based on shipping time, sometimes I buy based on where I can sit and enjoy a nice cup of espresso, etc. I hope Alan Beatts will forgive me for the times when I choose Amazon.

Beatts states that "It is the right of the publisher to set the price of their books." While I can see where the publisher might insist on getting their price for those to whom they sell (wholesale price), I don't see any natural right for publishers to set the retail price at the expense of, for example, authors or retailers. Certainly authors and retailers can agree with publishers on some pricing scheme that allows for everyone to work together, even if that means simply specifying one's own cut and leaving the rest to the next in line.

And what is meant by "Amazon seeks to avoid sales tax?" Nothing more than that Amazon doesn't use its own resources to take taxes from buyers who are legally required to pay taxes and do the tax paying for them. From what I can tell, Amazon is scrupulous in paying all the taxes they owe, whether to federal, state, or municipal jurisdictions.

Next Beatts objects to Amazon for selling eBooks in a format that's bad for the customer. I hate it when people try to decide for me what is good or bad for me, be it a bicycle helmet, one artificial sweetener rather than another, or an eBook format. Surely there are some Kindle users out there that were aware they would be getting eBooks in .prc format before they made their eReader decision!

In the end, however, I'm taking Beatts' article in the spirit in which it was intended--to let the buyer beware. Thank you to MobileRead forums and other websites that allow one the opportunity of making informed decisions. And thank you to all the eReader manufacturers and publishers that keep things competitive enough that we have real choices.
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Old 09-21-2011, 12:42 AM   #58
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Until the consumer wants something that Amazon does not want.
What is your point Mrs Joseph?

If you walk (figuratively) into any store and ask for something that the store doesn't sell, then of course you can try elsewhere. Amazon doesn't pretend to or try to sell every item.

Personally I would like them to sell firearms and ammunition. They don't. That is their choice and I look elsewhere.

I would like to go further on these thoughts to make a point about how buying and selling even in these electronic times is still a matter of mutual satisfaction:

---- Amazon might have an item you don't want. You don't have to buy it. ----

You see now I hope.
You can go your way.
Amazon can go its way.

Amazon is my friend. Very definitely.

I just opened a box from Amazon and I am expecting two more before the week is up.
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Old 09-21-2011, 12:44 AM   #59
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I'm waiting for the PETA tablet with the "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" screensavers.
Featuring naked pictures of dead authors? .... I might have to get a Sony or a Nook!
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I'm waiting for the PETA tablet with the "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" screensavers.
I just saw a glimpse of a blurb that said that PETA was going to open a PORN site. Is that what you are talking about?
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