Quote by Lev Grossman

I've drunk Amazon's free Diet Coke. Nothing makes more sense to me than a company trying to make bookselling into a profitable business. I'm not anti-Amazon, and I'm not pro-publishers either. I'm pro-books.

I've drunk Amazon's free Diet Coke. Nothing makes more sense

Summary

This quote expresses support for Amazon's attempts to make bookselling a profitable business. The speaker acknowledges that they are not against Amazon specifically, nor are they firmly supportive of publishers. Instead, their main focus is on being supportive of books themselves. The quote implies that the speaker values the idea of books being made accessible and profitable, regardless of the specific entities involved in the process.

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By Lev Grossman

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