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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
Instead of trying to change copyright law (tough chance) you could try to legally forbid a publisher to be a retailer as well. Tough luck with that as well.
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Many of the self-publishers going wide also sell direct from their web sites so they are author, publisher, and retailer.
People keep hoping the government will overturn its own laws to conform to their dated ideas of how modern commerce is carried out. To what end I have no idea since books are in no way special; they are no different from other forms of content or, for that matter, razor blades. None of the proposals are feasible, much less likely. Not in this universe.
Exclusivity deals are a well-established practice that consolidates sales channels to maximize leverage with the authorized distributor. In every case, the distributor pays more for the exclusive content than for non-exclusives.