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Great question -- and great suggestions elsewhere in the thread. One very useful thing to do is boycott Amazon over this, and ask your friends and family to do
by jdp23 16y ago
Great question -- and great suggestions elsewhere in the thread.
One very useful thing to do is boycott Amazon over this, and ask your friends and family to do so as well. It's easy enough:
- buy books and DVDs elsewhere this holiday season
- ask any friends and family not to buy via Amazon
- post about it on your Facebook (and your blog if you have one)
Amazon made a business decision not to stand up for free speech. If they take a beating as a result, other companies will think twice before doing the same.
- fooandbarify 16y agoGood call. I am not usually into the sort of activism that involves boycotts because I find them counter-productive, but I'd rather support my local bookstores anyways so I might as well be vocal about it.
- jdp23 16y agoit's a great point ... one of the great things about this is the chance to do something positive with the money. so maybe a "boycott" isn't the right way to pitch it. other suggestions welcome.
- MoreMoschops 16y agoWithout prejudice (meaning I'm not making any statement on the idea of boycotting Amazon), I find Book Depository (http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/ http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/) often to be cheaper than Amazon, and it has free worldwide shipping.
- jokull 16y agoAre people really blaming Amazon now? I sympathize with the business decision, having politicians breathing down your neck potentially threatening the amazingly liberally drafted terrorist laws.