Amazon much like Google has branched out and has monopolized the markets. Amazon started out as an online book store and mad so much money just doing that. As time as passed it has developed and expanded a new realm of cheap online products. Looking into what a consumer would want Amazon knew they would appeal to a much younger and frugal audience. Selling products at a significantly cheaper price allowed Amazon to become the conglomerate it is today. Going out of business does not seem to be happening anytime soon since they now have such a strong and devoted following. Amazon is even trying to add their own email much like other monopolizing companies do. They have even gotten to the point of making deals with schools such as Umass Amherst. Leading to cheaper textbooks and easy access for the students but this raises issues. The problems of Amazon not carrying certain books or where the money is coming from conveys some of the flaws with this partnership. The several questions that come up are about if this is just publicity stunt or does the school really want to help students financially.
A better way to help students would be to put more books on reserve to have the books for free. But of course the school it’s self is a business and the school needs to make money some how.On that note Umass was given money from Amazon to commit to this deal but Amazon will make back beyond what they put into this deal. They say the deal will make books cheaper but relative to what? The question of Amazon becoming too big is not a concern since us as college students benefit from this deal.In a lot of instances we see people being used as the product and it is clear that this deal between Amazon and Umass. Umass offered off their students for revenue from Amazon. Because Umass is a state school they have to share their money with the other 3 state schools. Having private sectors to sponsor and take care of certain things for the school is probably a main reason why this deal was made.
Amazon scares me, I am not sure what Amazon will sell next, cars? This goes back to platforms consuming us and we are too blind of their true intentions. All these companies are money hungry and we as the ones giving them all this power.