From the Editor: Amazon Supply Will Change the Market
Call me a geek if you like, but after finishing watching all seven seasons of “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” on Amazon Prime, I wanted the story to continue. In my search for the possibility of a reunion or made-for-TV movie deal, I found that the story was carried on in a list of different Star Trek books. Of course I had to have them and since I have an Amazon account, I looked there first. While shopping I found that procuring these old novels was rather simple and relatively inexpensive. That is until I came to the second book of the series and the price point on every copy I found was either high or astronomical. Figuring Amazon wasn’t the only book game in town, I began to search elsewhere in hopes to find an old copy hidden in a mom-and-pop shop that was less expensive. I couldn’t find anything but e-book offers and then, I found one. The price wasn’t listed, but it was an actual, physical book. Excited, I clicked the link, and you will never guess where I found myself — staring at the small company’s item description, astronomical price, and ordering instructions on Amazon.