[Spivak]

"Lots of people use Amazon" doesn't imply the level of control you're suggesting. Just off the top of my head there are:

- Fry's

- Newegg.

- BestBuy

- Andorama

- Wallmart/Jet

- Microcenter

- Directron

- B&H

- Costco

- Ebay

- Overstock

And if those don't suit you just about every company is happy to sell to you direct. Saying that Amazon has some kind of monopoly control on selling things is silly.