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Originally Posted by pdurrant
Now that is news. Thanks for posting it.
Although complaining about publishers insisting on fixed retail prices for ebooks is rather odd when many EU countries have (print) book price agreements in place.
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Ah, but pbooks are *cultural* products!
eBooks are just digital data.
Okay, let's try it again:
Ah, but pbooks are sold by small local book shops.
eBooks are sold by North American corporations.
Doesn't that sound *exactly* like business as usual?
Mind you, shining light at the dealings of the BPHs is a *good* thing.
But going at it with a flashlight instead of a lighthouse suggests they're not all that interested in protecting consumers.