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Originally Posted by Andrew H.
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Defining a business practice as unlawful and proving that business practice as unlawful are two entirely different things.
As I think I mentioned in a previous post, at the end of the day it all really comes down to what you choose to believe and how you choose to interpret the information put in front of you.
You and many others in this thread choose to believe that what Amazon is doing is a perfectly lawful, perfectly legitimate business practice. I choose to believe that Amazon is using predatory pricing tactics to deliberately put competitors out of business. I personally find that morally and ethically repugnant, regardless of its perceived lawful legitimacy.
I also choose to believe that Amazon, now having a virtual 90% monopoly on the e-book market will ultimately be bad for future consumer buying choices as e-books prices start to rise.
I also believe it's my prerogative to hold those opinions.
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Originally Posted by Andrew H.
As others have pointed out, Amazon's $9.99 price applied only to NY Times bestsellers, of which there are maybe 40-50 at a time.
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Without having the incentive, time or inclination to trawl through all the 9.99 books Amazon may have sold in the past, I'll take your word for it.