Why I Hate Amazon

Gary L. Friedman
Sep 4, 2018 · 2 min read

First published October 2014

By now you’ve all heard about the famous feud Amazon is having with some publishing houses, the most famous of which is the French publisher Hachett. In a misguided PR campaign, Amazon misquoted George Orwell and even sent me an email asking me to email Hachett and encourage them to cave to Amazon’s whims. If I had the time I would have sent an email encouraging the opposite, as Amazon seems to be at war with publishers and writers and is willfully trying to undermine my business.

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Gary L. Friedman is a professional photographer who runs the stock image website FriedmanArchives.com and has written many best-selling camera-specific books.

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