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How Amazon is Destroying the Book Industry and Making Life Worse for Writers

recommended by David Rose

That sweet, sweet affiliate revenue might be delicious for platforms, but every purchase is a nail in the collective coffin of bookselling. I wouldn’t push that button if I were you… go buy from an indie store instead…

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    How to Resist Amazon and Why: The Fight for Local Economics, Data Privacy, Fair Labor, Independent B
    by Danny Caine

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    Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon
    by Colin Bryar & Bill Carr

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    Winner Sells All: Amazon, Walmart, and the Battle for Our Wallets
    by Jason Del Rey

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    The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power
    by Dana Mattioli

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    Everything and Less: The Novel in the Age of Amazon
    by Mark McGurl

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