I haven't seen an article before that so broadly sums up what happened with the Big Six(Five), Apple, and Amazon, and then its impacts on the industry:
https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/12...ment-of-justice-publishing-lawsuit-apple-ipad
The "consolidation" they talk about is sobering to think about. I hate the impact Amazon has had on the publishing industry, but for the life of me I don't know what the solution is outside of another behemoth trying to slug it out with them, which as the article points out is not a healthy state of affairs for any industry.
https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/12...ment-of-justice-publishing-lawsuit-apple-ipad
The "consolidation" they talk about is sobering to think about. I hate the impact Amazon has had on the publishing industry, but for the life of me I don't know what the solution is outside of another behemoth trying to slug it out with them, which as the article points out is not a healthy state of affairs for any industry.