And yet Bookshop just partnered with Spotify, a company that aided in ICE recruitment by running ads, whose founder invested heavily in AI-powered weapons, and which pays artists literal pennies for their music.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
