Bookshop CEO Andy Hunter's Crusade to Save Books from Amazon: The Ebook Frontier
Bookshop.org CEO Andy Hunter on fighting Amazon with ebooks and supporting indie bookstores.
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Bookshop CEO Andy Hunter's Crusade to Save Books from Amazon: The Ebook Frontier
The book industry has been grappling with the dominance of Amazon for years. The rise of online retail and the convenience of Kindle have reshaped how we discover and consume books, often at the expense of independent bookstores. Enter Bookshop.org, a platform designed to empower local booksellers and provide a viable alternative to the Amazon behemoth. In this in-depth interview, Nilay Patel, editor-in-chief of The Verge and host of the Decoder podcast, sits down with Andy Hunter, the CEO of Bookshop.org, to discuss the company's mission, its innovative business model, and its latest foray into the ebook market. This conversation delves into the challenges and opportunities facing independent bookstores in the digital age, exploring how Bookshop.org is striving to create a more sustainable and equitable ecosystem for the book industry. The Genesis of Bookshop.org: Andy Hunter's journey to creating Bookshop.org stemmed from a deep frustration with Amazon's impact on the …