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.
Thanks for reading Tim, and for your World of Books recommendation. The thing about a paper book is it can be passed on over and over again and read by different people without needing to be charged up each time! Lord Roberts on The Green café in Woodcote is starting a book exchange shelf, where we can trade books, a good service for people who go there anyway, I'm really happy to think I can find good homes for some excellent books I'm not planning to read twice!
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.
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.
Thanks for reading Tim, and for your World of Books recommendation. The thing about a paper book is it can be passed on over and over again and read by different people without needing to be charged up each time! Lord Roberts on The Green café in Woodcote is starting a book exchange shelf, where we can trade books, a good service for people who go there anyway, I'm really happy to think I can find good homes for some excellent books I'm not planning to read twice!
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.
That’s very encouraging Amanda! And I should be more open to eBay myself!