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What does Jeff Bezos think is going to happen?

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Re: What does Jeff Bezos think is going to happen?

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> Well, from now on the workflow will be:

> - Find the book I want on Amazon.

> - Buy it.

> - Find the same book on a torrent site.

> - Download it.

> - Physically copy it onto the Kindle via a USB cable.

Wait a second... you're rewarding Amazon and the publisher for their bad behavior by continuing to buy from Amazon? Nothing about this plan is discouraging the problem.

Cut out the middlemen. Torrent it and send the author some money.

Re: What does Jeff Bezos think is going to happen?

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> Well, from now on the workflow will be: > - Find the book I want on Amazon. > - Buy it. > - Find the same book on a torrent site. > - Download it. > - Physically copy it onto the Kindle via a USB cable. Wait a second... you're rewarding Amazon and the publisher for their bad behavior by continuing to buy from Amazon? Nothing about this plan is discouraging the problem. Cut out the middlemen. Torrent it and send the…

The next sentence says:

> And it can hardly escape anyone’s notice that I would achieve exactly the same end-state — the book on my Kindle — if I just skipped the first two stages.

Re: What does Jeff Bezos think is going to happen?

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> Well, from now on the workflow will be: > - Find the book I want on Amazon. > - Buy it. > - Find the same book on a torrent site. > - Download it. > - Physically copy it onto the Kindle via a USB cable. Wait a second... you're rewarding Amazon and the publisher for their bad behavior by continuing to buy from Amazon? Nothing about this plan is discouraging the problem. Cut out the middlemen. Torrent it and send the…

Right? I never understood why people think it's morally right to buy books/movies/music from predatory service providers

Re: What does Jeff Bezos think is going to happen?

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> Well, from now on the workflow will be: > - Find the book I want on Amazon. > - Buy it. > - Find the same book on a torrent site. > - Download it. > - Physically copy it onto the Kindle via a USB cable. Wait a second... you're rewarding Amazon and the publisher for their bad behavior by continuing to buy from Amazon? Nothing about this plan is discouraging the problem. Cut out the middlemen. Torrent it and send the…

Did you read to the end of that list and then close the article?
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