tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post7123027964519322524..comments2024-02-27T10:50:27.922+00:00Comments on Books, Mud and Compost. And Horses.: Amazon and the bookselling worldJane Badgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02628233623713926723noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-56824346359425038012011-09-02T14:32:05.617+01:002011-09-02T14:32:05.617+01:00I think the problem was that Book Depository were ...I think the problem was that Book Depository were doing well, hence the desire of Amazon to acquire them. It's a good point about the name. I hadn't thought of that before.Jane Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628233623713926723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-87193802403484423542011-09-01T14:37:16.771+01:002011-09-01T14:37:16.771+01:00I guess that's why they called themselves '...I guess that's why they called themselves 'amazon' to begin with. I looked it up and the Amazon river is the largest in the world. I hadn't heard about Book Depository. I wonder if they weren't doing well.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-20597611838038279912011-07-08T10:21:07.124+01:002011-07-08T10:21:07.124+01:00Amazon has not shown its teeth in owning chrisland...Amazon has not shown its teeth in owning chrislands but from 1st July ZVAB sellers have had their terms and conditions changed. Earlier in the year using the seller's own credit card facility was removed and a substantial handling fee introduced. Now the option of a commission only package has been removed so listing fee as well as commission is the only option. <br /><br />I can't work out whether Amazon want to control the world or whether they want the secondhand business to become so impossible that we all have to use kindles for everything.Charlotte Robinsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-86288463253932315482011-07-05T09:00:30.779+01:002011-07-05T09:00:30.779+01:00Yes, it is the appearance of competition which is ...Yes, it is the appearance of competition which is worrying. The vast majority of customers are just not aware of how much Amazon owns.<br /><br />Juxtabook - there is indeed. I had included the Kindle in the first draft but took it out as I would have written screeds....Jane Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628233623713926723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-16416881346757260572011-07-04T18:52:17.440+01:002011-07-04T18:52:17.440+01:00And then there's the Kindle ...And then there's the Kindle ...Juxtabookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102279698993288454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-59152846333396964752011-07-04T18:06:38.392+01:002011-07-04T18:06:38.392+01:00I'm in Seattle...you want I should go over to ...I'm in Seattle...you want I should go over to their headquarters and show 'em who's boss?<br /><br />Seriously, though, I've heard a local bookseller or two echo your concerns. It is alarming how a behemoth of a company can swallow up the competition while still making it appear as if there is competition.Christina Wilsdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02472802098557216513noreply@blogger.com