Thread: Amazon’s Book Monopoly : A Threat to Freedom of Expression?
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Old 01-22-2016, 03:01 AM   #31
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Keep in mind that Amazon has MFN clauses. By US contract law no other competitor can undercut Amazon's prices either directly or indirectly. This does influence how others operate their business.
I suppose they still have them or something similar for self-pubbed stuff? Do we know for sure if they still have them with any publishers? Their, and everyone elses, contracts with the Big 5 can't have them anymore (which was a Big 5/Apple thing in the beginning) as part of the Agency DOJ settlements.
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