observations on Preston's _Impact_
Feb. 6th, 2010 10:11 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
walkitoutWhich I have not read and don't anticipate I ever will, not for any particular reason other than that it isn't in any way the kind of book I would typically read.
However, it is listed at Macmillan's website as a recent/top seller, so off I went to Amazon to see: is it being fulfilled by Amazon new? Yes. Available on the kindle currently? No. I can't speak to before because I was not paying attention. Then to Barnes & Noble's online site. For sale? Obviously. In ebook format for the Nook? Yup -- priced at $8.87.
I'm going to boycott both Barnes & Noble and Macmillan (new, only -- I'll buy used) until I can't readily find instances of this kind of garbage. Unfortunately, as a post I'm about to unlock will demonstrate in detail, this will be a complete no-op. I don't usually shop at Barnes & Noble, and I buy fewer books from Macmillan than any of the other big 6 firms.
However, it is listed at Macmillan's website as a recent/top seller, so off I went to Amazon to see: is it being fulfilled by Amazon new? Yes. Available on the kindle currently? No. I can't speak to before because I was not paying attention. Then to Barnes & Noble's online site. For sale? Obviously. In ebook format for the Nook? Yup -- priced at $8.87.
I'm going to boycott both Barnes & Noble and Macmillan (new, only -- I'll buy used) until I can't readily find instances of this kind of garbage. Unfortunately, as a post I'm about to unlock will demonstrate in detail, this will be a complete no-op. I don't usually shop at Barnes & Noble, and I buy fewer books from Macmillan than any of the other big 6 firms.
macmillan back on
Date: 2010-02-06 11:12 pm (UTC)In the meantime, I did go buy some books at Willow Books in Acton -- mostly some board books, but one hardcover and one spiral bound guidebook.