NP - Need books, but not from Amazon

[John Bailey]

It wasn't that link but close to it, Antonin. A reminder that the echo
chamber of today's news cycle refers to cultural reporting as well as
hard news.

Also, I read that there was to be a local library built in my area
yesterday and Twitter folk pointed out dozens of new libraries being
built around here. Death of publishing says Whaaaa?

On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 10:44 PM, Antonin Scriabin
<kierkegaurdian at gmail.com> wrote:
> John, was it this?
>
> A second vote for Better World Books.
>
> And a friendly reminder that Abe Books is a subsidiary of Amazon.
>
> On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 8:18 AM, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Heard the other day (maybe on this list?) that indie bookstores in the
>> US are on the upswing and that the decline reversed around five years
>> ago. Worth looking local?
>>
>> In any case, Dave Monroe is probably your go-to guy for this question!
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 9:16 PM, Matt Ryan <matthew.ryan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Better World Books. Free shipping worldwide.
>> >
>> >
>> > On Friday, September 19, 2014, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Powell's is in bed with them. Order many a new book and it will come in
>> >> an
>> >> Amazon box, sub sourced. Just FYI.
>> >>
>> >> Whaddya think of B & N? Now struggling as they prepare to die slowly.
>> >>
>> >> will any indie store pay shipping if you have to pay full price?
>> >>
>> >> Some publishers slowly---Amazon has threatened them for over a
>> >> decade---are building a direct shipping operation.
>> >>
>> >> Sent from my iPad
>> >>
>> >> > On Sep 19, 2014, at 5:09 AM, matthew cissell <mccissell at gmail.com>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > Hello P-list,
>> >> >
>> >> >    I have grown tired of MR. Bezos and his Amazon empire. The row
>> >> > with
>> >> > book publishers got my gizzard but the realization that I was getting
>> >> > screwed on Shipping and Handling pushed me over the edge.
>> >> >
>> >> >  so my question: How do you good folk buy books through if you want
>> >> > to
>> >> > avoid the Bezos-constrictor? Which ones have a good record? Powell's?
>> >> > Abe's?
>> >> > Looking for some help on this one. Many thanks.
>> >> >
>> >> > El hijo de Sancho Panza
>> >> > aka Otis
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