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Book Depository getting more popular than Amozon? boom, they buy them. GoodReads having better Google positions for books than Amazon? boom, they buy them. I
by runn1ng 14y ago
Book Depository getting more popular than Amozon? boom, they buy them.
GoodReads having better Google positions for books than Amazon? boom, they buy them.
I am personally a little afraid of this monopolistic behaviour. But hey, capitalism, I guess...
- salvadors 14y agoA lot depends on what they do with the companies they acquire. Lots of people were afraid of what would happen to BookDepository post-sale, but pretty much none of that has happened. (I'm particularly grateful that free worldwide shipping didn't disappear!)
- runn1ng 14y agoTheir definition of "free" is fun though. Try some proxies and simulate visiting the site from different places .... yes, their prices vary based on from where you visit it, so they add the shipping to the basic prices.
- salvadors 14y agoPrices sometimes also change depending on which site you're visiting. Generally these are just a few pennies, but I've seen differences of more than two or three pounds between the .com and .co.uk prices for the same book, even though theoretically they should be exactly the same.