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Originally Posted by DMSmillie
... that even when it's the authors themselves seeking greater control over the price of their own books, not everyone here is in favour. I'm interested to know why that is?
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It's bad for consumers, usually considered anti-competitive and clearly forbidden with most other products (where you'll commonly find a manufacture-
suggested (!) retail price). In Europe we've had that model for decades (the publisher setting a price that nobody must undersell), with the clear understanding that it stifles competition (but they found that special treatment was warranted for books).
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There would, surely, still be possibilities for competition between retailers, with resulting benefits for consumers?
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Not based on price, though, which is what matters to most people and is most easily compared (the product being the same).