The Anti-Prime Sale Ends Today!

Our Anti-Prime Sale Ends Today

When a reader clicks "Buy Now" on Amazon, a book embarks on a troubling journey. It starts in vast warehouses where workers face grueling conditions. Last year, Amazon's injury rate was 75% higher than non-Amazon warehouses. Even more concerning, after their 2023 Prime Big Deals sale, injuries surged 37%. In these conditions, a book is picked and packed—handled by overworked staff struggling to meet punishing quotas.

Next, it's passed to delivery drivers pushing themselves to exhaustion. Reports have found Amazon drivers are systematically encouraged to drive unsafely to meet deadlines. And we all know about the bottles… All this misery so that lovely book can be added to a towering TBR pile.

Meanwhile, this system is hurting local bookstores. We have far fewer bookstores than we used to. This means fewer places to discover hidden gems, chat with fellow book lovers, attend book launches, or while away an afternoon reading.

It's time to reconsider how we buy books. Bookshop.org is a better way to buy books online.

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