According to Matt Johnson, the 23-year-old cofounder of Big Words, economies of scale and centralized distribution mean his company sells books for less and still realizes higher margins than brick-and-mortar bookstores.

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All of the big players, and even some not so big players, are battling it out to become the universal, centralized data platform.

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