Try checking the Sale of Goods Act... the place/person who sell you a book is the "supplier" of the book and all of your dealings are with that entity just like any other item - the publisher is not the retailer unless you buy directly from the publisher - retail means just that, selling to a customer for their use... and if you don't like the term "price fixing" then try "acting as a cartel"
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Originally Posted by rhadin
Legall, it isn't price fixing. The actual retailer is the book publisher, not the bookstore. The bookstore simply acts as a conduit. It also isn't price fixing because there is no agreement on pricing among the publishers. Each sets its own price on each book it publishes. I doubt that agency pricing will go away as a result of legal action.
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