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Amazon is filled with garbage e-books, this is how they get made

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Re: Amazon is filled with garbage e-books, this is how they get made

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

MBAs will never understand intrinsically that $1 in extra profit from a ripped-off customer is dangerous profit if that churn it increases your future CAC by more than >$1

Even if they understand that, MBA executives will be judged by profit targets hit __this year__, not when the crows come to roost 3 years from now.

This. executives are very smart and know exactly how to their incentives work. The shareholders are the ones not paying attention.

Re: Amazon is filled with garbage e-books, this is how they get made

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Stick to checking out books from your library / Libby. You'll save money and might end up making discoveries you otherwise wouldn't.

Libraries are excellent gatekeepers for content quality. Generally, library books are scrutinized and determined as "worth paying for". Previously, publishers would do similar due diligence - someone at the house would actually read the book, if not work with authors. Due diligence of this nature is not now particularly common. There is no cost risk with a digital book. It could be, and often is, written by those wit…

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