Over at her Happenstance blog, Helena Nelson has published a post which highlights the pìtfalls of dealing with Amazon from the perspective of a small publisher. It's well worth the read (find it here), showing just how commercial giants in all realms of business squeeze their suppliers' margins.
Of course, I too buy poetry through Amazon, as their Marketplace enables me to access secondhand books that I'd struggle to find elsewhere. However, I do try to purchase new titles directly from poetry presses. Otherwise, Amazon's cut can easily turn a profit into a considerable loss.
Stand Ins, Vicky Sparrow, RunAmok, 2022 Drawn, Peter Hughes, Broken Sleep
Books, 2025, ISBN: 978-1-917617-18-5, £9.99 Flight Unit, Jimmy Cummins,
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