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Originally Posted by Sydney's Mom
If Amazon is using the price of books as a loss leader, with the intent of driving competitors out of business, it is a violation.
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In the 1940's and 1950's it would have been, regardless of the impossible-to-confirm intent. Lately, small businesses are protected in Europe but not in the US.
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Originally Posted by Sydney's Mom
But, is Amazon doing that, or offering books as a loss leader to get people "in the store" to buy other things, like grocery stores and paper towels?
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Are they still doing it? I thought big publishers negotiated deals to sell their titles, both paper and eBook, to Amazon, at lower-than-wholesaler prices in return for limits on discounting.
Back when Amazon did commonly sell bestsellers at a loss, I wouldn't be surprised if half the Amazon executives participating in the decisions thought driving general merchandise sales was the bigger plus, and the other half thought putting small competitors out of business was more beneficial. But I don't see how we can peer into minds to know what people are really thinking.