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Amanda Ellen's avatar

I'm happy to say that I've been Amazon free for over 6 years now but that has mostly been facilitated by using EBay instead who are believe are slighty more ethical towards their sellers. Having worked in retail buying for many years I've heard all sorts of horror stories about how Amazon treat their suppliers and its horrific! It's a shame that there are some books which are exclusively available on Amazon. Fortunately for me I've yet to have the same problem and have found some lovely independent book sellers through Google Shopping searches.

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Tim Coombe's avatar

Thanks for another great article. I also avoid Amazon as much as possible. Sometimes I’ll research a product on there, then buy direct even if it’ll cost a bit more and not get to me as quickly. I have the same quandary about the kindle, but wasn’t aware of the number of reads to make it more sustainable than buying books.

I’d also recommend World of Books for second hand books.

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