By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 15/10/2026The cost of winning that auction comes out of your pocket through higher prices: the first result for an Amazon query is, on average, 29% more expensive than the best match. The top row is *25% more* expensive. 29722
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 15/10/2026On average, the best match for your query is *17* positions down the screen, on the second page, where almost no one ever bothers to scroll: pluralistic.net/2023/11/03/s...pluralistic.netPluralistic: Big Tech’s “attention rents” (03 Nov 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 210422
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 15/10/2026This rip-off is Amazon's *most* profitable line of business, more profitable than AWS or Prime. It makes the company more than *$80b/year*. And - incredibly - Expedia's found a way to make it even worse. 1927
por-supuesto.bsky.social @por-supuesto.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Just did a specific amazon search. 17 other products listed, then a “brands related to your search” block, then what I searched for. 000
