“Get Big Fast.” How Amazon Accelerated the Commodification of Literature

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos came up with the slogan “Get Big Fast” because he knew size was crucial to exacting ever lower prices from suppliers. Publishers have tried to respond to Amazon’s power by doing the exact same thing, accelerating their decades-long campaign of mergers and acquisitions to consolidate into an ever smaller number of … Continue reading “Get Big Fast.” How Amazon Accelerated the Commodification of Literature