Will Amazon destroy the book?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought this was a more philosophical question, ha. Amazon is certainly destroying publishing.

Same! We support small publishing houses, authors and try try try to not resort to Amazon under any circumstance.
But I'm happy to have an accountability thread where we talk about how we used Amazon, much to our deep shame for xyz purchase and now we are wearing a hair shirt and confessing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought this was a more philosophical question, ha. Amazon is certainly destroying publishing.

Same! We support small publishing houses, authors and try try try to not resort to Amazon under any circumstance.
But I'm happy to have an accountability thread where we talk about how we used Amazon, much to our deep shame for xyz purchase and now we are wearing a hair shirt and confessing.

Amazon is convenient and often less expensive than alternatives. Shame isn’t going to make people stop using it. Better alternatives will.

[Anonymous]

I order. Claim it’s damaged. They a second one. I keep the better one. Sell the other. Rinse and repeat. Free books.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought this was a more philosophical question, ha. Amazon is certainly destroying publishing.

Me too.

I was the first PP.

I have had three books damaged by Amazon's careless packing.

I've also had bad luck ordering cleaning products from them that I couldn't find locally. One came with powder completely spilled in a vinyl bag. Another came with a cracked cap.

The two most recent damaged books have been within the last 10 years. One within 5.

again, catch up

What's your issue, oh advanced being? Amazon's book packing (and packing in general) is worse now than it was 20 years ago when they did more book business. The best way is when the book is shrink wrapped alone or in a stack to a backing sheet of corrugated cardboard and put in a box with air pillows. I haven't seen that in a long time. Now they are more likely to put the book in a mailer. Or worse, a floppy plastic sack.

The reason it has been awhile for me to see a damaged book is that I buy fewer books and I usually stagger the purchases so the book will come in a small box with other small things.

[Anonymous]

Order at the same time as fluffy towels then return the towels.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought this was a more philosophical question, ha. Amazon is certainly destroying publishing.

Me too.

I was the first PP.

I have had three books damaged by Amazon's careless packing.

I've also had bad luck ordering cleaning products from them that I couldn't find locally. One came with powder completely spilled in a vinyl bag. Another came with a cracked cap.

The two most recent damaged books have been within the last 10 years. One within 5.

again, catch up

What's your issue, oh advanced being? Amazon's book packing (and packing in general) is worse now than it was 20 years ago when they did more book business. The best way is when the book is shrink wrapped alone or in a stack to a backing sheet of corrugated cardboard and put in a box with air pillows. I haven't seen that in a long time. Now they are more likely to put the book in a mailer. Or worse, a floppy plastic sack.

The reason it has been awhile for me to see a damaged book is that I buy fewer books and I usually stagger the purchases so the book will come in a small box with other small things.

Slow clap. Fascinating post. Do come back and share more, please.

[Anonymous]

I ordered a special edition of a book from Amazon recently along with other items and it came shrinkwrapped and in pristine condition in the box with other items.

I suspect the determining factor is the actual vendor it's from. When I receive stuff form Amazon in poor condition, it's often a sketchy vendor I've never heard of who likely repackaged a returned item (poorly) or something like that.