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Old 07-22-2013, 07:05 PM   #1
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Aussie regulator: E-book price fixing is not our problem

What do you do if something smells fishy? You ask your local competition regulator to sniff around until they find the potential source of the stink. Unfortunately for Senator Nick Xenophon, and for all our Aussie members, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) turned down his request to investigate the pricing of electronic books in Australia. The Australian Financial Review writes:

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[A]n ACCC spokesman said the watchdog considered that "the conduct of concern occurred in the US and we note that conduct is being sanctioned by the regulator in the US."
We've seen plenty of examples here in the forums where MobileRead members pointed out the difference in e-book prices, usually to the disadvantage of our Aussie friends.

Instead of fretting about e-book prices, the Australian argues more attention should be given to snapper fish and giant squids (subscription req):

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Nothing would be served by such an inquiry; it certainly wouldn't result in any significant reduction in e-book pricing, which is set beyond these shores, and as far as we can see no longer by Apple. [...] Xenophon, we reckon, would be doing more useful work petitioning the ACCC for an inquiry into the price of Aussie seafood.
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