Amazon simply happens to keep the sale of books during the independent day of the book

April 26 is the Independent Bookstore Day, an annual tradition organized by the American Association of Booksellers entering its 12th year and has happened on the last Saturday of April since its conception. And, would you not know, Amazon so happens to be host The second sale of her second books (two are less than 12, if you are keeping counting) from April 23 to 28, including the day claimed by the local store across the country.

If you are tempted to give Amazon a passage here because you may accidentally violate the space of their competitors – and if you are, bless your sweet innocence – maybe it is worth noting that their The first event of selling books in 2024 It took place from May 16 to 20, especially a few weeks after the independent book day. So to any extent something you have done to exactly a year can be called a tradition, the company has already broken it in favor of squeezing Indie books.

(In a declarationAmazon said, “The overlap was unintentional. The dates for our sale set up this year to accommodate additional participating places.” Take it with as many salt grains as you consider necessary.)

You can simply say that Amazon is returning to its roots. After all, the company Started selling books with losses To underestimate the prices of competitors with brick and mortar until it pushes them on the eve of bankruptcy. Then, as if they dance in their graves, it started opening to his own physical places of bookstores (which eventually ended without much fanaticism because it Never took care of the product itself). Now that Indie book vendors have found a way to engrave a niche, the company seems to want to return to their mining business.

The Indians, of course, are not excited. More than 1,600 bookstores, including participants in all 50 countries, will celebrate the Independent Bookstore Day with their local community, but they have also taken a deserved moment in Amazon. Talking about varietyBook vendors took shots at the retail giant’s decision to keep its books at the same time as their annual event. Andy Hunter, the founder of Bookshop.org, called him “cynical, manipulative and cruel”. Leah Koch, owner of the torn body, in Los Angeles, California, kept her simple: “Jeff Bezos,” she told Variety. “It may be the very miserable one who lives only on the moon.” Torn Do you send At the site and internationally, by the way, if you are looking for a new book.

In a way, the sale of Amazon is more behavior than something that will actually affect India. Local book stores have managed to have a moment, flowering Despite the growing dominance of Amazon online by creating bonds with their local community and offering a purchase experience that Amazon cannot repeat. They also have Adapted to the online ecosystem To stay competitive, while Amazon failed to plant roots with his brick and mortar stores.

Remember, you don’t have to wait a special day to visit your local library. Go at any time, buy about, look for recommendations. You may be shocked when you find out that you will get much more from getting your local worms brain than you want from a recommendation algorithm.