Amazon is the height of Capitalism, provide products the consumer wants at a price that makes the owner a profit. Consumers have to make a conscious choice to keep their local stores in business, but its hard to do when I can buy a book for a big discount or an Kindle version for an even lower price or pay full retail at Barnes and Noble or some mom and pop shop. I love bookstores, I love to read so it’s a tough choice or me as I live in a very small town with NO bookstore and have to travel an hour to get to a brick and mortar or get online and have the book delivered to my doorstep often in 1 day. Tough choices but I don’t fault Amazon for being successful.
I love libraries. I read about 4 books every week, so can’t really afford to buy that many new. Gave away all my Kindles because my vision is terrible and they hurt my eyes. I do buy new books at Barnes and Noble for my son-in-law, the other avid reader in the family.
Certified Idiot Governor Inslee has now allowed bookstores to open but not libraries.