Re:France goes after Amazon’s books business
by Bayart on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @09:12AM
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Amazon making out like bandits in France because they don't have to pay any taxes thanks to our European « friends » isn't market distortion ? Dumping isn't market distortion ?
Most French people, including myself, would agree that :
- Books aren't a mere commodity.
- Bookstores have cultural and social value, beyond their commercial nature.
- Amazon is using every possible trick in the bag to distort the market to its advantage, regardless of the damage it's causing. It's almost a caricature of a scummy company.
As a long time and recurring French book buyer, the supposed group being screwed over : Amazon can fuck off and shouldn't be able to be cheaper than state-subsidized postage rates regular book sellers use.
If regulating those clowns causes gnashing of teeth abroad, what of it ?
Most French people, including myself, would agree that :
- Books aren't a mere commodity.
- Bookstores have cultural and social value, beyond their commercial nature.
- Amazon is using every possible trick in the bag to distort the market to its advantage, regardless of the damage it's causing. It's almost a caricature of a scummy company.
As a long time and recurring French book buyer, the supposed group being screwed over : Amazon can fuck off and shouldn't be able to be cheaper than state-subsidized postage rates regular book sellers use.
If regulating those clowns causes gnashing of teeth abroad, what of it ?