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What to buy and who to buy from to boycott Amazon

Includes guides to:

  • Ethical Online Retailers,
  • Book Retailers,
  • Tablets & E-readers,
  • Streaming Services

Features on: Online shopping vs the high street, Our 2018 manifesto

Issue 175 (Nov/Dec 2018) now in print and online.

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  • Ethical Online Retailers

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    In this Ethical Consumer product guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 24 ethical online retailers. This guide is part of our Amazon alternatives series, which help consumers avoid the companies that aren't paying a fair rate of tax.
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  • Booksellers

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    In this product guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 24 booksellers. We also look at our Amazon boycott, e-books, and Authors' royalties, as well as giving our recommended buys.
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