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Re:Amazon has made a change to the way it sells books, which... by kevingadd on Saturday May 20, 2017 @06:52AM (#14381802)
Illegal copies are also a rampant problem on Amazon, though, so this increases the odds that the big Buy Button ships you a counterfeit.

https://twitter.com/billpollock/status/844030960333152256

https://www.ft.com/content/5dba91b0-e1c7-11e6-8405-9e5580d6e...

https://www.inc.com/sonya-mann/amazon-counterfeits-no-starch...

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Re:Amazon has made a change to the way it sells books, which... by billpollock on Saturday May 20, 2017 @12:55PM (#14383226)
We've had at least 5 books counterfeited on Amazon. In each case the counterfeit inventory replaced our inventory and owned the Buy button.
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