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Originally Posted by fjtorres
That's what happened last time.
Big problem I see is that under agency there is little room for generic/independent ebookstores. Not that there are many left serving the US but with Amazon already commanding the lion's share of indie titles (half a million exclusives), a second round of Agency will likely leave us with just Amazon and Apple. And Apple isn't terribly indie-friendly so the big winner would, again, be Amazon.
Long term that is not good for anybody. Not even Amazon.
(Historically, being gifted with inept enemies just ends up with government intervention and higher consumer prices.)
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The govt. will only step in if Amazon starts to abuse it's power. Bezos may be a lot of things but stupid isn't one of them. He knows that WE the people MADE Amazon what it is, we can just as easily UNMAKE them.
I think the last thing he would want is the govt. breathing down his neck and having MILLIONS of happy customers turn unhappy with him abusing his power.
And make no mistake, I have no doubt that the Justice Dept. is keeping a very close eye on Amazon for just this reason.