Salon has an extensive look at Amazon's quiet support of small presses and lit-minded nonprofits, including the Brooklyn Book Festival, the PEN American Center, and Kenyon Review, among many others. According to publishing sources, Amazon has given approximately $1 million annually to these groups. The article states: "It’s the bully on the playground handing you a lollipop," says Shirin Yim Bridges, publisher of Goosebottom Books in San Francisco, which has not received a grant from Amazon. "I mean, what do you do?"
Tracking Amazon: Why is Amazon Giving $1 Million to Small Presses and Lit Nonprofits?
Apr 09, 2012



