amazon.com is an online walmart the above image highlights the LESS THAN 4% of amazon.com cover page content that actually relates to books. there was however some almost-book-related-content, viz. an ADVERTISEMENT for a watch that was featured in a MOVIE that was based on the TITLE of a SHORT STORY (a james bond thing). an ad for the kindle (an ebook reader). but it was for all the zany NEWSPAPERS that you can subscribe to on it. so that doesn’t really count. a list of “BESTSELLERS” which were not book bestsellers but the best selling toys in the toy department.

amazon.com is an online walmart

the above image highlights the LESS THAN 4% of amazon.com cover page content that actually relates to books.

there was however some almost-book-related-content, viz.

  • an ADVERTISEMENT for a watch that was featured in a MOVIE that was based on the TITLE of a SHORT STORY (a james bond thing).
  • an ad for the kindle (an ebook reader). but it was for all the zany NEWSPAPERS that you can subscribe to on it. so that doesn’t really count.
  • a list of “BESTSELLERS” which were not book bestsellers but the best selling toys in the toy department.
November 19, 2008
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