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Old 02-06-2010, 10:26 AM   #290
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Originally Posted by zerospinboson View Post
No, I have no patience whatever for oligarchical companies holding monopolies anymore. Sure they can make a living, but without the monopolies. Much better, free market enterprise.
Monopolies occur as the result of "free market enterprise". Indeed, some countries have laws which prevent those companies which have been so successful that they've become a de facto monopoly from subsequently exploiting their success in the free market.

However, I really don't believe that the are any "monopolies" in either the publishing or the retailing end of the book business. Amazon are large and powerful, to be sure, but they are a very, very long way from being a monopoly.
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