Amazon
I have no idea what the economics of the movie business is, especially with all the new Amazon, Netflix, Showtime, AMC, SyFy, and HBO series. But I am intrigued with what feels like a new type of show — the six-to-eight-hour movie. It's a little too long to watch in one setting, but you can watch it over a three- to five-day period.
To many book professionals, Amazon is a ruthless predator. The company claims to want a more literate world — and it came along when the book world was in distress, offering a vital new source of sales.
That's the miracle of Amazon! It's like Internet dating. In the early days, you could get slimed as an author on Amazon by someone bearing a grudge, or jealous, or whatever. And because there were so few reviews posted, this stank.
It seems preposterous now, but Amazon began as a bookstore.
Amazon's identity and goals are never clear and always fluid, which makes the company destabilizing and intimidating.
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