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Originally Posted by anamardoll
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.
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I agree. The publishing arm only seems to be there to kill off competing businesses and to drive additional business to the parent company - not to make a profit by itself.
The other issue is that the exclusive contract hurts consumers. I don't own a kindle - therefore I don't get to read this book. Bad business...