Warning: you'll need your tissue box handy when you read this piece for The New Yorker about how Amazon has ruthlessly destroyed every single aspect of the entire book industry. You're free to ignore the fact that it was written by an author who has no less than eight books are currently available on Amazon, a couple of which are even at the top of Amazon's rankings; the author certainly chose to ignore that. (In an interesting aside, clicking on the author's book titles in his bio on the article links directly to their Amazon sales pages.)
Amazon: Game Changer or Whipping Boy?
17 February 2014
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