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* '''retrieved''' from [https://twitter.com/michael_hendrix/status/556490004323893248 Twitter] on 2015-01-18
* '''text''': Despite all the hoopla surrounding Amazon, Bezos has not really revolutionized the book industry at all. In essence, he is a middleman, and he will likely be outflanked by companies that sell their wares directly to consumers. To begin with, publishing houses themselves could sell their books online. And new technologies promise to cut costs even further by allowing consumers to download books via the Internet. Books can be printed out on traditional computer printers or put [excerpt ends]
* '''source''': http://m.barrons.com/articles/SB927932262753284707?mobile=y (paywalled)