Thread: Amazon’s Book Monopoly : A Threat to Freedom of Expression?
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Old 02-19-2016, 06:38 PM   #164
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Originally Posted by emellaich View Post

So anyway. I don't believe Amazon restricts speech. I don't believe Amazon is a monopoly. Even if Amazon is a monopoly, I don't see where they are abusing their market power.
Correct on all counts.

As I said, their crime is that, unlike the other ebookstores (and most non-used book stores) they aren't beholden to the corporate publishers and their "bestseller" business model. Amazon will just as happily sell you five Indie ebooks at $2.99 as one BPH ebook for $15, if that is what you want.

Amazon promotes books they think we might want to read, not the publishers' flavor of the week. The proof was there for all to see during the launch of GO SET A WATCHMAN.
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