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Old 03-17-2012, 03:50 AM   #1
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Swiss Referendum on Fixed Book Prices

This is an interesting link published back on 27 Feb about a then upcoming Swiss Referendum on Fixed Prices for Ebooks. Those who have read some of my past posts will realise that, whilst I sympathise with the point of view of the author of the article, I do not agree with it.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Analysis.../?spt=hs&or=an

This referendum is now all over with the result that 56.1% of the voters were against the reintroduction of fixed ebook prices. The Booksellers and Publishers Association was quoted as being disappointed but acknowledged such fixed prices were now off the agenda. I recommend Google Translate for people such as myself who's skills are limited to the English language only.

http://www.tagesschau.sf.tv/Hintergr...chpreisbindung

A post on Slashdot summarises and contains the relevant links I have quoted above.

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/03/...price-controls
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