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Originally Posted by pwalker8

Really? So, you don't consider the judges that I quoted as real judges? As far as Amazon's battle with Hachette, I fear your memory is somewhat selective.

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-...-start-2014-10

https://www.engadget.com/2014/08/25/...tte-explainer/

It also mentions that the authors and publishers urged the DOJ to investigate Amazon for anti-trust. Needless to say the DOJ under the previous administration declined to do so. If the same thing happened now, I doubt the restraint by the DOJ would occur.

You are bringing up the different administration again, as if the current one would have done different. Go ahead, doubt as much as you want.

Thanks of reminding me of the new low some authors scooped down to. That was quite embarrassing, for the authors at least. In the quoted article from you I still fail to see where Amazon removed the buy option of released books. It was business as usual. Normal contract negotiations. Both sides are big, both sides pushed, both sides came to an agreeable contract in the end. Everybody else learned from Hachette by not doing the same mistake and let the contract expire.