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"We know the location of the Deathstar!" says New
Zealand's Lisa Buchan (left), of the small publishers who are capable of fighting
back against Amazon's Empire.
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As a book person, so much of my life is tied up with Amazon as a
consumer and a professional, but I can't help but feel skeptical of the
company's role in my world.
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1 comment:
As a small NZ-based publisher we are quite happy about Amazon's existance - among other things:
* They provide an incentive for NZ bookshops to stock NZ books instead of overseas books
* They provide an efficient way for people to find out about books - it's easier to find one of our books on Amazon.com than it is on Whitcoulls or Paper Plus's websites
* they provide an incentive for retailers generally to shape up and get their act into gear - and if they don't then put them out of business as they deserve!
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