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Originally Posted by Sil_liS
I haven't found that definition, what I found was: exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices.
And the lack of choice wouldn't be on the side of the authors, but on the side of the consumers.
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Which also effects choice. FPL is (or was) a monopoly. We could not choose another electricity company. With that came the ability to manipulate price. It is all part and parcel of the same thing regardless of which words are used.
I know that the lack of choice would be on the side of the consumer, and there is no lack of choice. Every book that
I have seen has been available through more than one company.
The e-book prices that we see on Amazon are (9 times out of 10 times), set by the publisher. If/When Amazon publishes books, they will set the price. It will be our choice as the consumer whether or not to pay said prices for said e-books. Unlike electricity, e-books are not a necessity. We can very easily speak with our wallets.
Again, there is no monopoly there.