General
The Truth about Amazon and Job Creation
by ILSR, July 29, 2013
Amazon: How a Single Company Gained a Stranglehold over Online Shopping and the Future of Retail (Infographic)
by ILSR, Jun. 5, 2012
Book Industry
As Competition Wanes, Amazon Cuts Back Discounts
David Streitfeld, New York Times, July 4, 2013
Justice Department Abets Amazon’s E-Book Monopoly
by Stacy Mitchell, ILSR, June 20, 2012
The Amazon Effect
by Steve Wasserman, The Nation, May 29, 2012
Amazon.com Trying to Wring Deep Discounts from Publishers
by Amy Martinez, Seattle Times, Apr. 1, 2012
Publishing’s Ecosystem on the Brink: The Backstory
Authors Guild, Jan. 31, 2012
Why Publishers, Not Amazon, Should Set Book Prices
by Stacy Mitchell, ILSR, Jun. 23, 2011
Local Economies
Amazon Unpacked
by Sarah O’Connor, Financial Times, Feb. 8 , 2013
Tax Advantages
Amazon’s (Not So Secret) War on Taxes (subscription required)
by Peter Elkind with Doris Burke, Fortune, June 10, 2013
After 20 Years, Congress May Finally Pass Internet Sales Tax. Is it Too Late?
by Stacy Mitchell, ILSR, May 13, 2013
States Fight Back Against Amazon.com’s Tax Deals
by Jim Brunner, Seattle Times, April 2, 2012
Amazon’s Billion-Dollar Tax Shield
by Tom Bergin, Reuters, Dec. 6, 2012
Third-Party Sellers
Amazon Sellers Complain of Tied-Up Payments, Account Shutdowns
by Amy Martinez, Seattle Times, Nov. 17, 2012
From Warehouse to Powerhouse
by Barney Jopson, Financial Times, July 8, 2012
Competing With Amazon on Amazon
by Greg Bensinger, Wall Street Journal, Jun. 27, 2012
Warehouse Workers
Amazon Warehouse Jobs Push Workers to Physical Limit
by Hal Bernton and Susan Kelleher, Seattle Times, April 3, 2012
I Was a Warehouse Wage Slave
by Mac McClelland, Mother Jones, March/April 2012
Inside Amazon’s Warehouse
by Spencer Soper, Allentown Morning Call, Sept. 18, 2011
