If Amazon could cut out bookshops and sell books directly to the public, why shouldn't one use the internet to let people place bets with one another?

如果亚马逊能够砍掉实体书店而将书直销到公众手中，那为什么不能通过互联网让人们互相下注赌博呢？

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In the last three months alone, over 1,000 books on happiness were released on Amazon, including Happy Money, Happy-People-Pills For All, and, for those just starting out, Happiness for Beginners.

仅在过去的三个月里，亚马逊就发布了1000多本关于幸福的书籍，包括《快乐的钱》、《为所有人打造的幸福灵药》等，对于刚刚入门的人来说，还有《快乐初学者》。

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This book is available both at Labyrinth Books and Amazon.

在迷宫书店和亚马逊网站上都可以买到这本书。

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Amazon explained that it did not have the rights to the books, so it erased them and returned the people's money.

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This is available at Labyrinth Books also on Amazon.

在迷宫书店和亚马逊网站上都可以买到这本书。

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Amazon, everybody buys books online now.

现在人人都在网上买书。

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The company said that since the debut of its U.K. Kindle store, Amazon now sells more Kindle books than hardcover books in the U.K. Since April 1, Amazon customers are buying Kindle books over hardcovers at a rate of better than 2-to-1.

FORBES: Amazon Says Now Selling More E-Books Than Print Books

So far in 2012, for every 100 print books Amazon.co.uk has sold, it has sold 114 Kindle books.

ENGADGET: Hold the presses! Amazon UK selling more e-books than printed ones

Amazon sold many books, particularly best-sellers, for little more than the wholesale price, or even at a loss.

NEWYORKER: Publish or Perish