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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
All they have to do is raise wholesale prices and don't put any restrictions on retail prices.
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Well, it's not quite that easy.
Remember: the feds need to sign off on any contract for the next five years.
They want to see consumer prices *drop* first. Preferably to pre-conspiracy levels.
Now, I wouldn't expect to see prices drop soon.
The settlement needs to be approved and it is a given that Scott Turow is going to object before the court. So his brief will have to be shot down first.
Figure six months before some prices come down.
Suggestion: buy no BPH books until they do.
Because, while the AGs' lawsuit will seek reimbursement, there is no telling what strings those coupons will come with.
Now more than ever, Boycotting BPH ebooks makes the most sense.
(Plus, you give'em an extra incentive to drop the prices sooner rather than later.)