

However, many smaller booksellers offer incredible exclusive products (signed copies, merch, and more), or even intimate events with your favorite authors. It’s a radical act to choose to buy books from a more ethical marketplace, knowing that you may be paying more than you’d pay with Amazon. (RIP Barnes & Noble or your favorite local book shop.) They’re able to slash prices (sometimes to a point of losing money) to ensure they have the lowest price - in the hopes of making the money back from other purchases and means. Jeff Bezos initially founded Amazon as a bookselling empire, ultimately putting many physical bookstores out of business.Īmazon is able to leverage its massive scale to sell books for incredibly cheap. This article is a part of our ongoing series on Amazon Alternatives
