Amazon Effects on Your Local Bookstore: Competitor or Teacher?

Amazon Effects on Your Local Bookstore: Competitor or Teacher?By Allison MerlinoThe current economy is being effected by a number of different factors and businesses of all shapes and sizes are feeling the effects. A trend that has effected many retailers, in combination with the general downward slide of consumer spending, is the adjustment to online retailers, namely Amazon. I will focus on Amazon being that as of the close of 2007 it held the title of the world’s largest online retailer

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