Sure, I have no argument with the position that publishers are free to charge retailers whatever price they want the retailer to pay. If they want to charge the retailer $5 to $500 for each copy it's completely up to them. I don't agree that they should have any say in how much markup the retailer adds if any. That interferes without any right in the retailers' running of his business in the way he sees fit. If the publisher thinks the retailer is selling a product too cheaply the publisher should raise the wholesale price.
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