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<blockquote data-quote="rknop" data-source="post: 8028848" data-attributes="member: 20176">I suspect Amazon is selling at a loss.&nbsp; I think they can afford to sell a whole lot of stuff at a loss.&nbsp; And I think they do it consciously.&nbsp; Not because they have an interest in putting other sellers of RPG books out of business -- RPG books are too small for them to notice.&nbsp; But, because they have an interest in putting everybody out of business that isn't them.&nbsp; Their goal is to control commerce.&nbsp; I suspect that routinely they sell a lot of things below their cost, because it serves their goal of increasing dominance, which so far has worked really well for them.The last time I remember buying an RPG book from Amazon was something like 20 years ago.&nbsp; I do buy things from Amazon, because, well, it's so convenient, and often it's almost the only option.&nbsp; But I feel bad every time I do it.When I buy RPGs online, I usually try to buy them from the publisher directly.&nbsp; (Sometimes I buy them from DTRPG.)&nbsp; I have bought some used books from Noble Knight Games.&nbsp; (And other places, although not in recent years.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rknop, post: 8028848, member: 20176"] I suspect Amazon is selling at a loss. I think they can afford to sell a whole lot of stuff at a loss. And I think they do it consciously. Not because they have an interest in putting other sellers of RPG books out of business -- RPG books are too small for them to notice. But, because they have an interest in putting [I]everybody[/I] out of business that isn't them. Their goal is to control commerce. I suspect that routinely they sell a lot of things below their cost, because it serves their goal of increasing dominance, which so far has worked really well for them. The last time I remember buying an RPG book from Amazon was something like 20 years ago. I do buy things from Amazon, because, well, it's so convenient, and often it's almost the only option. But I feel bad every time I do it. When I buy RPGs online, I usually try to buy them from the publisher directly. (Sometimes I buy them from DTRPG.) I have bought some used books from Noble Knight Games. (And other places, although not in recent years.) [/QUOTE]

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