The Amazon Boycott

Are you participating in the Amazon Boycott? Officially the boycott, or “blackout”, runs from March 7-14, 2025, but some activists have stated the boycott should last as long as a month. The boycott aimed at Target stores started March 5th, and will be for forty days to coincide with Lent.

The purpose of the boycotts is to send a message to companies that abandoning diversity, equity, and inclusion is regressive and unacceptable. Billionaires have manipulated the American economy and profited off the working class for far too long. So working people are taking action.

[UPDATE: please do not buy-read-return ebooks on Amazon or any retailer platform. This does NOT affect billionaires in the slightest. It does, however, mean the author does not get paid, and it may mean the author has to pay “download fees” to the billionaire. Use your library instead (see below).]

If you’ve decided you do not want to purchase ebooks, audiobooks, or paperbacks from Amazon, here are some other places you can get books: Continue reading