Hacker News with Generative AI: Online Shopping

Bookshop.org launches Kindle alternative, sends e-book sales to local bookstores (usatoday.com)
Bookshop.org is ready to change that. Today, the online platform that connects readers to local bookstores launched an e-reading platform of its own. For the first time, local independent bookstores can sell e-books to customers, says CEO and founder Andy Hunter.

E-books, Bookstores, Technology, Online Shopping

261 points by dotcoma 6 days ago | 113 comments

USB RJ-45 adapter with malware from Aliexpress (twitter.com)

Cybersecurity, Hardware, Online Shopping, Malware

17 points by jesprenj 39 days ago | 2 comments

Ask HN: Are you crosssing the Amazon picket line? If no, where are you shopping? (ycombinator.com)
Feels like such a bougie question, but I just wonder: have any of y'all discovered an online shopping experience with quick shipping and broad product selection that competes well with Amazon?

Amazon, Online Shopping, Consumerism

8 points by jMyles 60 days ago | 13 comments

Why online returns are a hassle now (theatlantic.com)
Getting your money back is not as simple as it used to be.

E-commerce, Consumerism, Online Shopping, Returns

8 points by jnord 63 days ago | 2 comments

Online Shopping Can't Be Trusted (thewalrus.ca)
In 2023, UK-based Reddit user “pacacinnoscafe” wrote that they endured chemical burns after reordering their usual sunscreen from Amazon. Chemical burns cause symptoms that are similar to those of a first-degree burn: red, swollen, and painful skin that may develop blisters. Although the product appeared legitimate, it turned out to be a fake. Pacacinnoscafe was wondering what recourse they had, if any, given their excruciating pain.

Online Shopping, Consumer Safety, Fake Products, Amazon

6 points by pseudolus 114 days ago | 3 comments

Mastercard Wants to Get Rid of Card Numbers for Online Shopping (bloomberg.com)

Mastercard, Online Shopping, Security, Payment, Technology

19 points by helsinkiandrew 174 days ago | 12 comments

"Tinyboxes finally have a buy it now button" (twitter.com)

E-commerce, Online Shopping, Products, Social Media

197 points by hedgehog0 178 days ago | 128 comments

eBay just charged me a $1.02 fee on an item I sold for $0.99 (mastodon.social)

eBay, Fees, Online Shopping

35 points by nfriedly 183 days ago | 7 comments

Steam (video game store) considered natural cough remedy by Google search (imgur.com)