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Amazon Charges Penny for Shipping Following France Ruling Shipping Cannot Be Free; "No Competition" Laws

MishTalk

online retailer. We have repeatedly denounced the ''dumping'' and unfair competition by online retailers, particularly Amazon." Taxing eBooks as "unfair competition" against "real" books? Amazon.com Inc. They can mark down shipping under the new law--often called the “Anti-Amazon” law--but they cannot offer it free.

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Rethinking the Corporate Love Affair with Change

Harvard Business

Consider Amazon: The company has almost single-handedly transformed major parts of the retail, logistics, and internet sectors in just two decades. Ivy League institutions have remained atop their industry for more than 300 years. The youngest top-tier American university, Caltech, was founded in the 19th century.

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Seth's Blog: Connected, portable or aware

Seth Godin Blog

The complete list of online retailers. Seths most personal book, a look at the end of the industrial economy and what happens next. It's so easy to make an ebook and cram it with videos, or to turn your how-to guide into something that looks slick on an iPad. Subscribe to Seths Blog. onramp Branding. SETHS BOOKS.

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Seth's Blog: Is the new Kindle Zero the sign of things to come?

Seth Godin Blog

The complete list of online retailers. Seths most personal book, a look at the end of the industrial economy and what happens next. This afternoon, Amazon is going to announce the Kindle Zero, (screenshot) the first ebook reader that's free (to Prime members, of which there are millions). Subscribe to Seths Blog.

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Seth's Blog: Most people, most of the time (the perfect crowd fallacy)

Seth Godin Blog

The complete list of online retailers. Seths most personal book, a look at the end of the industrial economy and what happens next. The myth of ebooks is that now that anyone can publish, enormous numbers of people will use this new platform to create countless numbers of new classics. Subscribe to Seths Blog. onramp Branding.

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How to Make Money Podcasting: 8 Strategies For 2023

Buzzsprout

In the industry, this is called an “air check.” Blurb With Blurb, you can create, self-publish, promote, share, and sell print and ebooks. It has a wide distribution network to various online retailers and bookstores. If this seems like a lot of work, that’s because it is!

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Seth's Blog: Skeuomorphs = failure

Seth Godin Blog

The complete list of online retailers. Seths most personal book, a look at the end of the industrial economy and what happens next. If a company is organizing to create music on MP3 or ebooks, it makes no sense to steal the organization of the past labels and publishers. Subscribe to Seths Blog. onramp Branding. SETHS BOOKS.

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