third-hand bookseller ThriftBooks may consider splitting from Amazon Marketplace, 15 years after being launched, according to market speculation. CEO Mike Ward says the company is now one of the world’s largest sellers of used books, more than half its sales are through its own website, and its customer recommendation score is higher than those of Target, Apple and Amazon. Ward added that the firm had been “consistently profitable” since launch. However, Amazon agency Orca Pacific CEO John Ghiorso said it would be difficult to survive without the advantages of belonging to Amazon, for example, Prime membership.
Second-hand bookseller ThriftBooks may consider splitting from Amazon Marketplace, 15 years after being launched, according to market speculation. CEO Mike Ward says the company is now one of the world’s largest sellers of used books, more than half its sales are through its own website, and its customer recommendation score is higher than those of Target, Apple and Amazon. Ward added that the firm had been “consistently profitable” since launch. However, Amazon agency Orca Pacific CEO John Ghiorso said it would be difficult to survive without the advantages of belonging to Amazon, for example, Prime membership.