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Originally Posted by Sydney's Mom
Absolutely. Not every monopoly is a problem. Unless there are high barrriers to entry (and the author points out Google and Apple as likely competitors around for the long haul), the fact that there are only a few players in the market is capitalism.
On the other hand, Big 6 do have a monopoly on pbooks, and acted as a cartel to preserve their monopoly and raise prices outside of market forces.
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Not entirely true, there are many independent publishers of pbooks (all small by comparison to the 6 but still publishers) who are generally doing pretty well... PS Publishing and Subterranean Press to name but two...
