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Originally Posted by Nyssa
I don't know of any titles exclusively published by Amazon. If there are titles that were exclusively published by Amazon then it was the author or holder of the book rights who chose to exclusively publish with Amazon. That was their choice. They didn't have to work with Amazon. They could have gone elsewhere. That is my point. In no way is Amazon, the company, a monopoly, because people have choices.
The definition of a monopoly is a lack of choice. As long as people can chose a competitor there is no monopoly.
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Realtors like house sellers to sign exclusive contracts.
Agents demand exclusive contracts.
Hey boys and girls may demand exclusive arrangements with each other.
Now in all these and other cases, sometimes people or entities that are "under contract" "jump the fence" or "leave the reservation." Then the lawyers congregate. Then the courts argue jurisdiction. Again more exclusiveness.
Life is not such a open deal when you get right down to it.
I believe that what we are seeing here are people that are being a little too facile with their arguments. That comes about from listening to politicians too much.