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Originally Posted by fjtorres

From the litigation and trial web site, fallouf from the laughable piece in THE NATION:

http://www.litigationandtrial.com/20...azon-monopoly/

"Please stop calling Amazon a monopoly":



Along the way, he similarly tackles the other m-word getting misused:



He also takes up the already disproven claims of predatory pricing in detail, at the source.
Good clear writing from a lawyer.

And concludes:



Go ahead.
Listen to James Patterson:
http://the-digital-reader.com/2014/1...oycott-amazon/

Let's see how far that gets him.

Ok, how about dominant market position if he finds the word monopoly offensive? Legally it amounts to the same thing and is a pretty good description of Amazon's ebook position over the past several years (ranging from 60% to 90% of the market).

Of course, the idea that it can't be a monopoly if a company is selling something that is supplied by someone else is rather odd. Some of the most famous monopolies have been trading companies that sold something supplied by someone else (starting with Tea and going through the meat packing and slaughter house cases).