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		ballenf on July 29, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The harmful impact of Audible-exclusive audiobooks How does Amazon replacing the local bookseller eliminate a “middleman”?

Nabati on July 29, 2020 [–]

In case of Libro, you have both Libro and the bookstore as middle men. In the Amazon case, you only have Amazon.

quickthrower2 on July 30, 2020 | [–]

Do people think in terms of "middlemen" when buying stuff. I don't think so, latte sippers.

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