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Originally Posted by eschwartz
Amazon, has not done that (yet???). If they do, it will be an antitrust violation.
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- predatory pricing, i.e. selling below cost. Amazon sold ebooks at 9.99, less than what they paid for them. A well known way to force weaker competitors out of the market. Just try to be accused of that as a foreign steel producer in the US and hear the high pitched yells of outrage emanating from Washington.
- delisting products if demands aren't met and clauses that prevent producers to sell at a better price to anyone else. Acceptable for a normal retailer but no for one that controls the market.
But obviously, if you aren't willing to look then you aren't going to find anything.