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Independent Book Selling Online Transformation

Independent bookselling has now taken enormous strides online since the internet and now the current global economic recession. When actual original brands and physical bookstores are closing, Indie Bound and online sales had been the shopping trend alike. However, there are still a lot of challenges because of the effects of predatory capitalism in the world today. As a brand conscious society, some online shoppers still look for major brand names online for great deals and of course expect first class service. Today, even major online party sites are making a living from the end consumer and the small third party independent bookseller. What needs to be clarified is that there are major online sites with the exception of some who do have actual distribution or fullfillment sites or warehouses. What this means is sometimes when we order a book we should be aware of the actual seller and shipper who ultimately shoulders the responsibilities of shopping the order. There are a no. of t