tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32896410.post2780437284145301688..comments2023-07-02T06:11:56.794-05:00Comments on Survival of the Book: So much for breakfastBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09277741178537732462noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32896410.post-72461183643795952762009-12-10T09:16:41.459-05:002009-12-10T09:16:41.459-05:00Biblibio, you're right that Bezos had to work ...Biblibio, you're right that Bezos had to work with the questions he got, and I also wonder how the Q&A was ultimately edited. More newspapers are cutting down interviews to this kind of short and quirky Q&A, and I often wonder what is lost in this effort to reduce and style.<br /><br />And Amazon is doing the same thing all the big chains do, and as Ted Striphas explains (very well) in his book: start with books and then expand, so books become an afterthought. When I worked at B&N, I was told they made no money on books so we should push the other merch. So frustrating...Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09277741178537732462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32896410.post-47324507022988407162009-12-10T04:38:41.044-05:002009-12-10T04:38:41.044-05:00Two things. The first is that I suspect Bezos'...Two things. The first is that I suspect Bezos's somewhat annoying responses are because some of these questions challenge his product quite intensely. He's right to laugh off some aspects (like the quite ridiculous bathtub question), but treats legitimate claims kind of strangely (the sharing aspect). He seems to view the interview as another possibility to advertise. I don't particularly blame him for that, but you're right that it's a little grating.<br /><br />I do, however, agree that Amazon went from being a bookseller to a massive online store. And that... that's somewhat troubling. It's legit for business to grow, but if Bezos had read The Lorax, he might know that it's not always a good thing. As convenient as Amazon can be, I do sometimes wish it could revert to the days where it felt clean buying from them.Meytal Radzinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805413335735169073noreply@blogger.com