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| Is this true: 'Amazon has got so big it is now not competing but destroying the competition.'? |
Not everyone experiences
angst over the ‘Big A’; about half according to my own experience.
Some defend Amazon’s aggressive business
practices to the death, claiming edgy competitiveness and sharp business
practices while others shout foul, foul, foul! You crossed the line! You are
blowing up the bookstores and bookseller biz! And fuck you, too!! Blah, blah.
Apparently, even with all the
banter from both sides of this issue, the verdict is still out on Amazon’s
motives and reputation.
An excellent example of this
opinion split is presented tonight through the divergent stances between two
publishing professionals: Tim Godfray, chief executive of the Booksellers
Association and Eoin Purcell, commissioning editor at Irish publisher: New
Island Books.
From Independent Online (iOL), scitech, by
Russell Lynch:
Amazon
‘destroying’ publishing industry
London - Online giant Amazon is harming the books industry and
threatens to “destroy” competition, the head of Britain's booksellers has
warned.
“Amazon is a negative influence on today's publishing industry,”
Tim Godfray, chief executive of the Booksellers Association, told a panel at
the London Book Fair.
“Amazon has got so big it is now not competing but destroying the
competition.”
Mr Godfray said the internet giant is dictating tougher terms from
publishers and is improving its own margins further by funnelling most of its
£3bn of UK sales through Luxembourg to avoid British corporation tax.
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