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The age of the internet has had consequences on the human psyche. One example is shortening of attention spans. This is reflected on how effective simplification of our media has had in the media industry. However, is it starting to go too far?

In the book industry, Amazon is Goliath, the giant who overshadows everyone else. But there’s a new David on the scene, Bookshop.org.

It doesn’t expect to topple the giant, but it has launched a weapon that could make Amazon’s shadow a little smaller, and help local bookstores fight back.

Bookshop.org, a website that went live at the end of January and is still in beta mode, is designed to be an alternative to Amazon, and to generate income for independent bookstores. And, perhaps more importantly, it seeks to give book reviewers, bloggers and publications who rely on affiliate income from “Buy now” links to Amazon a different option.

Profit from books sold through Bookshop will be split three ways, with 10% of the sale price going into a pool that will be divided among participating bookstores, 10% going to the publication that triggered the sale by linking to Bookshop.org, and 10% going to Bookshop.org to support its operations.

Don’t worry, Gail....

...They didn’t.

This is funny to me. The fact that for the third month in a row, I believe, the top 20 graphic novel earners have all been manga titles. Meanwhile, DC, Image, Dark Horse and Marvel have either been rarities or non-existent at all. It started in April where Manga titles had 15 out of 20, then May with 18 out of 20, and now we have June of 2021 where Manga has completely dominated the landscape. Even Death Note, a series that has been finished for over ten years (God, I’m old) scored in the top 5.

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