I like to buy books and would never buy from Amazon. Haven't for a long time for many reasons.

I find it more enjoyable to browse a local bookshop or charity shop and, if I want to buy something specific online I'll go with bookshop.org.

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mingus88 16 hours ago | parent [-]

Bookshop.org will also pair with local book stores and share some profits. Win-win

It’s ironic that in the 90s, we were warning about large retailers like Barnes and Noble pushing out smaller shops. Now we’re nostalgic for that experience also.

Amazon has truly ruined many things. We traded so much for the cheap convenience of fast shipping and a few dollars off.

	▲	thaumasiotes 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> We traded so much for the cheap convenience of fast shipping and a few dollars off. There's more to it than that. The fast shipping and a few dollars off was a good deal. But modern Amazon no longer offers fast shipping or a few dollars off. And, separately, they've stopped being willing to provide an amount of packaging that prevents your items from being damaged in transit. They're betting that having provided a good service in the past means they never have to bother in the future.