tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post5874384794379699451..comments2024-03-05T22:12:23.918-08:00Comments on Karen Woodward: Amazon versus the big-6 publishersKaren Woodwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-5299653013449327612011-11-28T22:07:29.085-08:002011-11-28T22:07:29.085-08:00Dianne, thanks for your comment.Dianne, thanks for your comment.Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-68093236996377609792011-11-28T19:39:48.583-08:002011-11-28T19:39:48.583-08:00Amazon is just being kind to its customers for giv...Amazon is just being kind to its customers for giving discounts. In which I think is a smart move. <br /><br />What would be other options if they won't do that? How much do you think the Amazon revenue would be?Dianne Perkinshttp://alpha.forcastix.com/Amazon-com-AMZN/overviewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-91531638048671234882011-10-08T10:23:38.808-07:002011-10-08T10:23:38.808-07:00Heh, good point.
Silly of me, but before I read ...Heh, good point. <br /><br />Silly of me, but before I read PG's comments I hadn't put too much thought into how Amazon could boost revenues by using their sales data to predict buying habits and how this might give them an edge over any company that doesn't. <br /><br />It's odd, but for me this is the first time that a rivalry between corporations has affected my life in ways Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-160993767837338142011-10-08T04:00:15.089-07:002011-10-08T04:00:15.089-07:00Excellent post. I don't want to say controllin...Excellent post. I don't want to say controlling information, because though Amazon does control their data, it isn't really what makes that data powerful. The big six, they control sales data, but they are unquestionably in decline. <br /><br />I think, as Passive Guy says, how do you <i>use</i> the data that you have to the best advantage. I have several family members who have worked asMT Nickersonhttp://mtnickerson.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com