Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Amazon and Publishing's Ecosystem






If you haven't seen this article yet, it's worth a read. Depressing yes, but lays out how Amazon has influenced publishing in clear terms. I knew they were a threat to brick and mortar booksellers, we all know that, but I didn't realize to what degree.

On a side note, the article says there are a mere 1500 independent booksellers left in this country. So finite! That just makes me want to cry.

3 comments:

Libby Koponen said...

That IS sad (about the 1500).'

One thing the article didn't mention is that B&N was a big part of that.

Thanks for posting this!

Anna Alter said...

Right, it's certainly not all Amazon's fault.

Meghan McCarthy said...

sad. thanks for posting this!