Over the last several years we have come to rely on Amazon for many, many things. Especially books. Amazon has been one of the leading companies in the promotion of ebooks, even launching their own reader, the Kindle. So, a world in which Amazon no longer sold books would be an interesting place.
It would be like Apple not selling iPhones, or Ford not selling cars, or Comcast to stop selling cable (okay - not so bad), or Mars not selling M&Ms! But, you know, every day some companies go out of business; businesses that people rely on and no one sheds a tear. Life goes on.
At some time or other, Amazon will stop selling books. What will you do then? In the meantime, head over to Amazon and get my books while you can... You know it makes sense.
Not going to happen except maybe in some weird fictional parallel universe where books aren't important and mostly ignored, but kudos for a shocking blog post title :)
ReplyDeleteAgree with Todd...
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ReplyDeleteI am with you all. i jumped right on over here.
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ReplyDeleteYou got me. What will I do? Probably keep writing books and wondering how to sell them. Not that Amazon has made much of a difference to me, one way or the other.
ReplyDeleteAs a narrator of Amazon audiobooks, I can assure you that Amazon is very serious about their book sales. I don't see it happening any time in the near future.
ReplyDeleteYou got me. I had to come here and read. Good for you.
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ReplyDeleteI love to read it is mankinds greatest legacy.
ReplyDeleteGreat hook...reeled me in, too. I think Amazon will cease to exist on December 21...or the next end of the world.
ReplyDeleteI don't think this argument has much ground to stand on. Why would Amazon stop selling books? Aren't books one of its primary sources of income? Why step down from printed books and let Barnes and Nobles scoop up their sales.
ReplyDeleteI don't see it happening for a long, long, time.
Still, an interesting thought.
I would run in circles screaming!
ReplyDeleteSo get your books on Kindle, actually my sales have gone up scince we did.
ReplyDeleteExcellent title indeed. It's why I clicked on it.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant Paul:-) Wishing you a wonderful week. x
ReplyDeletehaha smart guy
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ReplyDeleteIt would not surprise me at all if they stopped selling physical books at some point for digital downloads only. Though I still prefer the feel and smell of a real book, ebooks will undoubtedly take over in the next 10 years or so will only special editions being physically printed. Think of all the warehouses they could do away with if they don't have to physically ship them anymore.
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