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Bookshop.org is launching an ebook store to take on Amazon


The Kindle has a new competitor

Bookshop.org launched in early 2020 and quickly became a lifeline for local bookstores that found themselves suddenly in need of a way to sell books online. The app is relatively Kindle-y, with a library of book covers and lots of recommendations, but it also has a unique social feature that Hunter is very excited about. When I bring up the Kindle, and the fact that making great reading hardware might be as important as the software, he begins laying out the antitrust case he’s clearly hoping to spark.

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