I realise no, I hadn't ranted about Amazon previously, because others were doing it for me, such as erynn999 in her Amazon tag. Due to the confusion regarding my previous post, I direct you all there. Also, this blog at Writer's Weekly chronicles Amazon's descent into becoming the Mal*Wart of the Internet. They're becoming a monopoly and that is, in my view, distinctly un-American. They have been treating print-on-demand and small publishers like crap, and seeing as one of the authors affected is a good friend of mine, I choose to stand by her rather than save a few bucks on a book or DVD because who's getting screwed here?

I also have become increasingly nostalgic about my teenage years, when I had no credit card with which to shop the internet, and I went to a book store. So I will do that from now on, unless there is something I truly can't find localy, and then I will find places other than Amazon to purchase it at.

*gets off the soapbox for now*

I've cancelled my last old pre-order with Amazon.com, good thing I remembered before it shipped, and told them exactly why I did it in the comments. While I was at it, and in the midst of pondering a site redesign at Dreamscapes and Legends, I took down the Amazon Associates shop (it wasn't even justifying its own existence with revenue), and am now in the process of taking down my Amazon Wishlist.

Good riddance to bad rubbish.