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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
Amazon is not a wholesaler. They are a retailer. If they sell to the general public that is a retailer.
Wholesalers sell to other businesses only.
Anti-trust in no way applies to Amazon ever.
Amazon is a publisher not a wholesaler.
Dang, journalists and/or bloggers need dictionaries.
Anti-trust only applies to monopolies.
Mono means one.
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A publisher is a wholesaler. In this case, Amazon sells their published titles directly to consumers and to other businesses (B&T, Ingram).
The ABA
may be wondering if Amazon is offering Amazon Books preferential terms which may not be permitted under trust laws.