And it is indeed a deal for Buying American books was not impossible, but tedious before. This is the next strategy of Amazon, buy into local markets. Eventually they will not only be the American number one book seller but the number one world book seller. Unification of the world via sales forces. Not the first time sales people opened up new paths to bring people together.
Art is big business.
Chances are you don't know anybody who spends money on art, not to speak of somebody spending big money on art. These people are there, but there are small chances only to get into that closed circle. You don't have to be in that circle to sell art. I'll tell you another story to learn from. Back in the late 70ies, there were two people here in Germany working for the furniture industry.