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Old 06-12-2009, 12:15 AM   #41
Alisa
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I'm afraid this view of business is limited to commodites. It does not apply to books, because it's not possible to make the books "significantly cheaper".
Books are also not fungible in the way most commodities are. If I really want the newest Margaret Atwood book, it can't be replaced by the latest Stephen King. Making a book cheaper has limited effect. The product is still the content and that is unique or at least fairly specific.
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