I know you're having to defend your views a lot, and I nearly didn't raise this because I may regret getting involved in this thread, but there's one thing I really don't understand.
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Originally Posted by leebase
This is not heating oil, or milk or bread. There is no public harm in selling a James Patterson novel for $14.99 instead of $9.99.
There is great public harm in driving all the other book retailers out of business with predatory pricing.
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I agree that ebooks are a luxury. Given that, I can see an argument for saying there is no public harm in selling a James Patterson novel for $14.99
But, if there is no public harm in selling at a high price, why is there a public harm in driving other retailers out of business?