Thread: Literary elites v. Amazon: yes, it's class warfare
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Old 10-06-2014, 08:14 AM   #181
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Originally Posted by Barcey View Post
When one publisher went to them and demanded agency (Macmillan) Amazon delisted them. When it was apparent that all the publishers had conspired to demand agency at the same time Amazon complained to law enforcement because that's against the law. The DoJ investigated and found that Amazon's complaint was valid. A new head of the DoJ took over and also agreed and proceeded with charges. Separate investigations in the EU and Canada found the same thing but were settled outside of court.

The 'market' does not mean colluding with your competitors. That's anti free market and illegal.
And the U.S. Attorney's General's also took some action. That evil Amazon has some very deep pockets.
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