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I think he bought "WaPo" for the same reason he bought "Goodreads:" the users of both are readers and he sells books. Specifically, the Book Review section. Ev
by officemonkey 13y ago
I think he bought "WaPo" for the same reason he bought "Goodreads:" the users of both are readers and he sells books. Specifically, the Book Review section.
Even if the print edition operates at a slight loss, controlling a popular (perhaps the second most popular) newspaper Book Review section would be of immense value to Amazon.
At one point in time, daytime TV existed simply to sell detergent (hence, "Soap Opera.") I could definitely see a time where newspapers exist to sell stuff on-line.
- dudurocha 13y agoI have to disagree. In my opinion, the kindle reviews are far more influencial than the Book Review section of WaPo. I think you are seeing in the wrong way, Newspapers are getting less and less influential as time goes by, who wants to read news from yesterday? So, the best move is to leverage the actual authority WaPo has, and give them more relevance in the actual world.
- pessimizer 13y ago>kindle reviews are far more influencial than the Book Review section of WaPo. They're not. It's hard to get your book reviewed by an actual periodical of note. Everybody has Kindle reviews. Kindle reviews can either seal the deal on a sale or stop a sale at the last second. You probably would have never read the Kindle reviews or even heard of the book if it hadn't been reviewed by someone with an editorial policy.