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Originally Posted by tompe
But the reason is not to be protective towards smaller booksellers. The reason is to be protective towards the book buyers and ensure that they do not get it worse in the long run. And one method to do that seems to be to protect smaller booksellers.
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I don't know about that rationale. Independent stores seem to charge full prices for books. I don't really see where that benefits me, price-wise. The benefit would be in the ephemeral - a gathering place of people with the same interest in reading, a place to showcase an author, etc. Something that I don't take advantage of.
There's always going to be some new big player moving into the retail community. It's Amazon's turn now, but sooner or later they'll be eclipsed by someone else. Right now, they're still acting in conjunction with the vision of their founder; if that changes then they might stumble and someone else will move into the vacuum.