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Who's more independent than Amazon?!
by CamperBob2 2y ago
Who's more independent than Amazon?!
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- Jensson 2y agoAlmost everyone? Amazon has duty to generate profits for massive amounts of shareholders, you can't be very independent when you are public with high market cap, there are just too many literally invested in what you do.
- 47282847 2y agoIf you own a small shop, you are completely dependent on serving your customers. They will not buy the books you like, they will want the ones they like.
- Jensson 2y agoThat is what we mean with indie though, just being dependent on selling to customers and not other things. Amazon is not indie, there are way too many people holding a stake in Amazon.
- rootsudo 2y agoI had the same thought too, they are the original, independent, online book store. Sure theres share holders and they have business verticals now but - I wouldn't say any outside interest interferes with daily operations at AMZ storefront selling books - just because they scaled off that..
- CamperBob2 2y agoThe irony I had in mind when I made that joke was Bezos prostrating himself before Trump. The richest people with the most to lose really are the least independent people alive, regardless of whether they are connected to the traditional book publishing and distribution establishment.
- bawolff 2y agoIn context, "Independent" just means small scale. You can nit pick about definitions, but i think its well understood by the people involved.