Amazon sent out a press release today for Amazon prime, their membership plan, which offers lots of stuff that I won't repeat here. I'm actually not going to cover the details in the press release because today I have decided to buck the trend. Today I will do a little consciousness raising.
As a blogger I watch for both news as well as how other blogs cover it, and that's part of the reason why I am not writing about the press release. As I see it, it is not a news story; the information in the press release is of no use to anyone outside of Amazon and a handful of tech analysts. That makes it little more than a blatant attempt to get free advertising. Amazon should be pleased; it worked.
I applaud Amazon in succeeding to get most of the blogosphere to to do their bidding; for their next trick I suggest that they get bloggers to roll over and play dead.
I didn’t even post about not posting about it. I win.
I know someone who won’t even comment on your comment about not writing about the story. He wins.
and how is paying $79 a year for 2 day shipping considered “free”?
Also, you still have to pay for the product itself.
“Shipping and handling charges” should be banned altogether, IMHO. The full price to get the item in your possession should be the only price ever quoted.
What if you want economy shipping? Or 2 day shipping? What you’re saying doesn’t make any sense.