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Originally Posted by Nathanael
If I want to buy a Simon & Schuster book, I have to buy it at Simon & Schuster's set price. If I want to buy a Macmillan book, I have to buy it at Macmillan's set price. If I want to buy a Smashwords book, I have to buy it at Smashwords' set price. If I want to see the sunrise, I have to face east. I just don't see the news here.
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The "news" is that this is not how it traditionally worked in book sales.
Retail sellers (not consumers) bought from Simon & Schuster or McMillan and then set their own prices. They could *give* them away if they wanted.