I know all the argument about Amazon dodging tax in the United Kingdom and how we should all boycott them.
Also I am not wild about the way Amazon sucks up customers that would normally go to real bookshops in real communities.
But over the weekend I discovered that I can find books on Amazon for as little as 1p (plus £2.80) - these are new books, not second hand. And in an hour of weakness I went through my list of books I want to read (which I've been adding to over ten years) and ordered all of the ones that are selling for less than £1. Because my list goes back years many of the books on it are now being remaindered.
Twenty-six new books will arrive in the next week.
To be added to all the other books waiting to be read.
I feel appalled at what I have done.
Also I am not wild about the way Amazon sucks up customers that would normally go to real bookshops in real communities.
But over the weekend I discovered that I can find books on Amazon for as little as 1p (plus £2.80) - these are new books, not second hand. And in an hour of weakness I went through my list of books I want to read (which I've been adding to over ten years) and ordered all of the ones that are selling for less than £1. Because my list goes back years many of the books on it are now being remaindered.
Twenty-six new books will arrive in the next week.
To be added to all the other books waiting to be read.
I feel appalled at what I have done.
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