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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
I don't see this issue needing government interference. Additionally, these exclusivity deals are no worse than under pricing a product in order to drive smaller competitors out of the market. In the end, smaller businesses are the ones who'll suffer the most.
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I think it may well be worth a trust investigation. Amazon has both a Publishing branch and a Selling branch and the one is creating non-compete exclusivity clauses with the other.
This act does not benefit the Publishing branch, but the Amazon parent doesn't mind because it benefits the company as a whole, and additionally is an attempt to craft a majority share of the ebook market.
But IANAL.