Amazon’s Strongarming of Macmillan Day 8

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The Guardian has an excellent article rounding up all the sites, authors, and publishing groups boycotting Amazon in one form or another. Some remove all links to Amazon; others encourage readers to buy books from elsewhere.

It's this last tactic, encouraged by John Scalzi, which I think will be the most helpful. Instead of limiting actions (boycott), be active in a new direction (buy a Macmillan book from somewhere other than Amazon).

That helps authors, rather than just hurting Amazon.

So here's a few other places to shop for books online:

The Checklist Manifesto (Barnes and Noble)

Wolf Hall (Powell's Books)

Night (Indiebound)

Or go over to Books-A-Million, which as of 9:30 on Friday morning, is sporting all Macmillan titles on its front page — not only a savvy business move, but also a slap in the face to Amazon.

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