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I don't use amazon (although I cheat a bit because my wife sometimes does). But for books we use indigo.ca (in Canada) which has the same selection and is impor
by andy99 3y ago
I don't use amazon (although I cheat a bit because my wife sometimes does). But for books we use indigo.ca (in Canada) which has the same selection and is importantly not Amazon. Is there another national US online bookseller?
For other stuff, I just go to the hardware store. The only real amazon thing I depend on is a kind of micro-fibre wipes I use for my glasses.
It's actually mostly happened organically since amazon got so bad, although the last few times I used it I abandoned my cart trying to navigate the dark pattern of paying without buying prime or getting tricked into shipping fees.
- wojciii 3y agoI'm doing something similar. Amazon is Russian propaganda stupid these days and I don't hate myself enough to use it much.
- tomrod 3y ago?
- WolfeReader 3y agoCut out the words "Russian propaganda" and the post you're replying to makes perfect sense.
- rolph 3y agoi think its an attempt at ad hoc adjectivism. perjorative yes, maybe vaguely humourous. Russian propaganda, isnt exactly the most thought out attempt toward manipulating people. it attempts to muddy the waters, and make everything look like a ridiculous choice.
- wojciii 3y agoRussian propaganda is currently the most stupid thing that I know of. I feel more and more stupid each time I read something on X written by Russians (official Kremlin stuff).
- vcg3rd 3y ago>Is there another national US online bookseller? Barnes and Noble. Their Nook isn't as good, but it's an alternative. I also will buy books [1] direct from publishers, and there are still more narrowly focused sites like History Book Club and Christian Book Distributers. [1] I dislike using qualifiers (physical books, postal mail) which turn centuries-old words into phrases. If I mean e, I say/write e, otherwise I mean what the words always meant.
- ChrisMarshallNY 3y agoI buy my ebooks (lots of them) from the Apple iTunes book store. However, Apple is almost as controversial (with this crowd), as Amazon.