INDIE BOOKSTORE BACKSHOP.ORG launched an e -book platform on Tuesday, making it easier for readers to purchase e -books without padding Jeff BEZOS pockets. For many years, Amazon's chalk hold and shaking in the publishing industry have been accused of operating monopoly because the shake holds and shaking are very powerful.
Amazon is dominating the sale of e -books for Kindle. This is one of the major e -leaders in the market. Consumer consumers can rely on companies like Kobo for hardware, but there are still not many options to buy e -books directly from publishers or independent bookstores. Box retailer.
Bookshop.org and Libro.fm appear as an alternative to Amazon and share the reduction of sales with independent bookstores around the United States. However, it was difficult for e -book readers to buy new titles without passing through Amazon's ecosystem. With the extension of Bookshop.org into e -books, consumers offer the long -awaited options to support small and medium -sized businesses while purchasing these digital books.
“When I launched Bookshop.org, my vision was to support local bookstores in the battle between Amazon and other online retailers,” said Bookshop.org's founder and CEO, Andy Hunter. It is said in the announcement of a new function. “This launch represents our commitment to floating a bookstore.”
At present, Bookshop.org e -books can only be used in the Bookshop.org app that can be used on web browsers, Android and iOS.
However, to maximize the market impact, Bookshop.org needs to provide a way to download an e -book to an e -book leader like Kindle.
“Bookstores that sell e -books are not all treatments. Amazon monopolizes the e -book space and has monopolized the e -book space for too long to be too long.” Maris Kreizman is writing. “But it's an important first step, it's worth celebrating.”