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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Amazon and Antitrust

Authors and Booksellers Seek Amazon Antitrust Inquiry

Deborah Jensen | July 14, 2015

The American Booksellers Association, the Authors Guild of America, and two other groups together representing thousands of authors, agents, and indie booksellers, are asking that the U.S. Dept. of Justice examine Amazon’s practices for antitrust violations.


Source: http://www.amazon.com/Examples-Explanations-Antitrust-Second-Edition/dp/1454833955

<more at http://www.adweek.com/galleycat/authors-and-booksellers-seek-amazon-antitrust-inquiry/106820; related links: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/14/technology/accusing-amazon-of-antitrust-violations-authors-and-booksellers-demand-us-inquiry.html?_r=1 (Accusing Amazon of Antitrust Violations, Authors and Booksellers Demand Inquiry) and https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/07/13/the-book-h-is-for-hawk-lists-for-26-amazon-sells-it-for-40-less-is-that-a-problem/ (This book lists for $26. Amazon sells it for 40% less. Is that an antitrust problem?); further: http://www.wired.com/2015/04/eu-google/ (EU Formally Accuses Google of Antitrust Violations)>

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