My older daughter has gotten a lot more interested in social justice and other causes, and is starting to try to move away from big-box stores. I've always been uneasy about certain things as well with certain corporations, so it was a good time to read How to Resist Amazon and Why: The Fight for Local Economics, Data Privacy, Fair Labor, Independent Bookstores, and a People-Powered Future!.
The book is actually the second edition of a previously published book, updated with a significant amount of new data, including some issues that, as of the book's writing, had not quite been resolved. I appreciated that the author did update the book and make sure that the content and data were still relevant and accurate!
If I was going to complain about one thing in the book, it would be the title. Based on the title, I would have assumed there would be a lot more"how" than "why." Instead, the book was a lot of "why" and only one chapter of "how." That being said, it definitely touched on a lot of things - some data I already knew about Amazon, other things I didn't, and the uneasy relationship many people have with Amazon as sort of a necessary part of their lives, due to its presence in so many industries.
The book was clearly well-written and well-researched, and gave me a little impetus to change things as well. I can't avoid Amazon entirely (no one can, if they use the internet), but when possible, I can gradually start making other choices as well.
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