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Originally Posted by leebase
Depends on how you define the competition. A book maker need not have to compete against himself. He still has to compete against all the other publishers, including the independents who sell their books for $1 or so.
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It is anti-competitive on the retail side, rather than the publishing side.
It is why the same setup for paper books was eventually found to be illegal in the UK.
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And thus going to agency didn't bother Amazon at all.
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Agreed. No real reason to shop anywhere else if you have access to all formats, or are going to remove DRM.