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In my latest post about CreateSpace discontinuing its paid author services, I was writing about Amazon’s apparent intention to eventually roll CreateSpace into the Amazon fold. This would tie in with the company’s overall expansion: in just 23 years, Amazon has gone from a relatively obscure book business to a dominant online retailer, cloud service provider, and much, much more. On the right is a meme circulating on the Internet, with a 1999 Bezos in his office. A long way from his current status of being the wealthiest man on the planet with a fortune surpassing 100 billion dollars.
As I’ve often said in the past (“Writers: Stop Romanticizing Rejection. Or, Why I Love Amazon” and “Why Publishers Should Love Amazon’s Indie Revolution,” I love Amazon for opening the gates for us mere mortals to join the hallowed ranks of published authors. It has given many us our first break into publishing and, even though we haven’t quite made it yet, at least it has allowed us to dream of making a living purely through our writing.
That’s why I was excited when 16best.net kindly allowed me to share an amazing infographic they have produced called Amazon, The eCommerce Leader, that details Amazon’s extraordinary history and some of the many records the company has broken.
Marcia said:
I love this, Nicholas. And I love Amazon, warts and all, for giving me a chance to realize my dream, and for making my life easier nearly every day. Do they get it right 100% of the time? No. But who or what business does? I know that for me, my dealings with Amazon as an author and as a buyer have improved my world considerably. And in my opinion, Jeff Bezos is welcome to every penny he’s earned along the way.
The CreateSpace news has been troublesome, but now that Amazon has said they will be offering our books at cost plus shipping and taxes, I feel better. I’ll stay with CreateSpace until I can’t, but I feel confident that by then, Amazon will have the new system working well.
Thanks for sharing this! Passing it along. 🙂
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Thank you, Marcia! I will be posting on Monday on the new Amazon policies regarding KDP Print. Like you, I’m pretty sure they’ll have it right by the time we need to move 🙂
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The Story Reading Ape said:
Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog.
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Tom Gould said:
Long live Amazon. Had it not been for them, I may not be a professional author.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
My feelings exactly! That has bought them a bucketful of good will from me 🙂
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Jacquie Biggar said:
Some staggering stats, and all from a man who started out in his garage! It tells me to never give up on my dreams!
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
That’s my takeaway, too 🙂
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gibsonauthor said:
Reblogged this on s a gibson.
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OIKOS™-Redaktion said:
Reblogged this on Die Erste Eslarner Zeitung – Aus und über Eslarn, sowie die bayerisch-tschechische Region!.
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kimwrtr said:
Reblogged this on Kim's Author Support Blog.
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Marina Costa said:
I hate Amazon. It should be taught to deliver worldwide, not to flaunt good books and unupdated delivery maps 😦 We aren’t TERRA INCOGNITA.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Surely the European shops (e.g. amazon.de or amazon.co.uk) deliver to Romania?
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Marina Costa said:
I;ll check Amazon.uk. Until recently I had no idea it existed. I know the US one didn’t deliver, when I checked, to anything between Hungary and Russia. No Romania, no Bulgaria, no Ukraine, no Moldova. As for the .de one, if it is in German, no way I;d manage with the menu 😛
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Lol-fair enough 😀
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Lol-fair enough 😀
There’s also amazon.fr, you know!
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Marina Costa said:
No idea. I knew only fnac for French books. And it didn;t deliver in Romania either 😦
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Amazon.fr seems to specialize in French books, as you might expect, so it’s a great resource for Francophiles.
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Don Massenzio said:
Reblogged this on Author Don Massenzio and commented:
Check out this amazing infographic from a post on Nicholas Rossis’ blog with Amazon’s amazing journey through its history.
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patriciaruthsusan said:
This infographic is fantastic, Nicholas. Thanks for sharing. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Yay! I’m glad you found the info here useful 🙂
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jjspina said:
Fabulous infographic, Nicholas! Thank you for sharing! I will share. It’s incredible what Amazon has accomplished! 😆
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Indeed, it’s awe-inspiring!
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