Posted on 02/03/2015 8:41:08 AM PST by bigbob
Whenever they ask for phone # or zip code on a register sale I simply say “No”. Sometimes the bewildered look and frustration over how to proceed is priceless.
My comment was a joke I just tell them no or I ask them for all their info and that gets them to really give them a funny look
If Sears had anticipated the juggernaut of online sales 15 years ago Amazon would be a side show today.
now THAT’S interesting!
Very funny! Just don’t fire when my stuff is flying over.
I order from Amazon because I specifically do not want to go to a brick and mortar. I cannot recall the last time I received even decent customer service from any of the store personnel. Between Sam’s Club and Amazon I find nearly everything I want online.
Amazon being interested threw me off
Looking back, there was no other company that was so well positioned to capitalize and profit from the explosion in personal computer sales than Radio Shack. The fact that they mismanaged that opportunity is telling.
My best-selling Amazon author friend (who you probably never heard of) will want to know this. He’ll probably want to send back the $16,000 check he got two months ago, or the $12,000 check he got last month.
The ‘mistreated’ authors you refer to were with Hachette. Hachette was in a dispute with Amazon because Hachette want to be allowed to charge more for their books.
Not to pay the author more, just to charge you the customer more. During this, Amazon even offered to pay the Hachette authors directly to offset any losses. Hachette refused.
Amazon was not the bad guy in this, believe me.
There are also problems with the compensation of a lot of the small press / self published authors, and their exclusivity requirements. Especially for e-books.
I'm glad that it is working for your friend.
Figure that Amazon hasn't gone Brick-and-Mortar, because of the high entry costs. This lets them do it, on the cheap, with pre-existing infrastructure. Gives them virtual showrooms in high-traffic areas.
I'm sure that they won't be leaving all 4000+ stores open. But the ones in prime spots? Sure.
Plus they are probably planned to be service points rather than sales points, or only carry limited types of merchandise.
Still, it is a deviation from the business model. I’m still waiting to see how the fight between Fry’s and NewEgg resolves in the tech market. If I need something now, I go to Fry’s. If I want the best deal, I usually go to NewEgg.
There are also problems with the compensation of a lot of the small press / self published authors, and their exclusivity requirements. Especially for e-books
Not sure what you’re talking about here. My friend is self-published with his Kindle books with no problems. He later used CreateSpace for hard copies, and Amazon like his sales so much that they paid a stipend to have them converted to audiobooks.
What compensation problems are you talking about? And normally the only problem with exclusivity is the Kindle Unlimited Program. Which you do not have to join.
The Unlimited Program has been very good for some and very bad for others. But you do not have to join, and can drop out after your time is up.
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