Powell’s says it won’t sell books on Amazon anymore

Re:Powell’s says it won’t sell books on Amazon anymore by boudin on Friday August 28, 2020 @04:08AM (#24302492)

At the same time I'm quite annoyed that there's plenty of things now that you can only buy on the Internet. I also find Amazon to be an horrible mess. It's hard to know if you're buying something legit or from a shaddy business.

I personally always look for a local physical shop first, then a local Internet shop, Amazon being the very last resort. Concerning books, the experience on Amazon is nowhere near as nice as browsing in a good book shop with knowledgable people being able to give advices.

I might be an exception and, of course, it depends where you live, but I definitely don't fit in the people you describe.

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Re:Powell’s says it won’t sell books on Amazon anymore by nly on Friday August 28, 2020 @04:10AM (#24302502)

> It's hard to know if you're buying something legit or from a shaddy business.

Is this a US problem? In the UK I've never heard anyone ever receive a fake or dodgy product, but I see these complaints on HN in almost every thread about Amazons retail business.

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Re:Powell’s says it won’t sell books on Amazon anymore by michaelt on Friday August 28, 2020 @08:56AM (#24304283)

A good fake is borderline undetectable. So your friends could have received fakes and not known.

It's not like many people would buy several copies of a book or DVD to do a side-by-side comparison of textures and precise colour matching. Or have the equipment to tell apart a CRI 95 LED bulb from a CRI 80 bulb in the same housing. Or tell name-brand nail polish from generic in an identical bottle, or a genuine Apple charger from a good clone.

Of course, my experience with Amazon in the UK is it's nowhere near as bad as AliExpress.

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Re:Powell’s says it won’t sell books on Amazon anymore by kube-system on Friday August 28, 2020 @12:37PM (#24306896)

AliExpress is where people go when they want a fake.

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Re:Powell’s says it won’t sell books on Amazon anymore by zwischenzug on Friday August 28, 2020 @04:40AM (#24302671)

I have, and I’m in the UK.

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Re:Powell’s says it won’t sell books on Amazon anymore by HenryBemis on Friday August 28, 2020 @07:57AM (#24303806)

Plenty of fake electronics, cables, chargers, yes. Same here. But I don't think I've ever bought a fake (counterfeit) book. In that sense though I don't mind buying used books from eBay. Especially if the book I am looking for costs £100+. I can live with a £20 used one.

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