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“Netflix’s streaming model — which Amazon, the rumor goes, might soon be imitating — changed the way we relate to movies. Spotify’s streaming changed the way we relate to songs. The cloud is a powerful thing. And the revolution that’s taking place in computing overall — the computer as an object giving way to the computer as a service — is changing our approach to content consumption, as well.”
“If Amazon is able to get studios and content producers on board with a standalone streaming service, it could spell trouble for Netflix. Amazon may have started out as a humble online bookseller, but it has become one of the most powerful purveyors of digital content.”
“Amazon Prime gives you the joy of consumption without the pain of acquisition.”
“It’s jolting to see the corporation announce a promotion overtly encouraging people to spy on local stores while turning those businesses into showrooms for Amazon’s profit.”
The American Independent Business Alliance | Amazon Backlash - NYTimes.com
For Amazon, giving me “free” shipping for a capped annual price is certainly about volume of sales. Estimates are that Prime members — about 10 million in total — up about 40 percent of Amazon’s U.S. sales, each member buying around $1,500 worth of stuff a year.
Bezos took a retail business without much loyalty and is turning it into a loyalty business.
I appreciate the gesture, @Amazon, but 24ft is a lot of bubblewrap for a $10 plastic trash bin. (Taken with instagram)
When the news of Amazon’s plan hit the web on Monday, a number of observers quickly noted that paying a monthly fee for access to a collection of books sounds a lot like something we already have — namely, a public library. So why wouldn’t people just go to the library instead of signing up with Amazon? The most obvious answer is: For the same reason millions of people have signed up for Netflix when they could just as easily have driven down to the local Blockbuster and rented a movie (an analogy that doesn’t bode well for libraries, since Blockbuster wound up going bankrupt).
“Disruptors get disrupted.”
“To help understand the customer service process, every Amazon.com employee spends two days every two years on the service desk handling calls — even the CEO.”
1997: Amazon.com’s animated logo - winner of best image name: ‘flamazon.gif’
![Kindles Getting Cheaper, and Huge: 10 Percent of Amazon’s Business Next Year
The big picture is that [Citigroup’s] Mahaney thinks Kindle readers and books will generate $6.1 billion for Amazon next year–nearly 10 percent of its overall sales. Again, remember: This business didn’t exist until Thanksgiving 2007.](http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmfr3kZEeq1qzsvqyo1_250.jpg)
Kindles Getting Cheaper, and Huge: 10 Percent of Amazon’s Business Next Year
The big picture is that [Citigroup’s] Mahaney thinks Kindle readers and books will generate $6.1 billion for Amazon next year–nearly 10 percent of its overall sales. Again, remember: This business didn’t exist until Thanksgiving 2007.
