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Originally Posted by HarryT
No, I wouldn't disagree with you at all about that; I'm in complete agreement that the large publishers have a monopoly over their books. My only point was that this is not an abnormal situation; it happens in all areas of commerce, so there's nothing unusual about it occurring in publishing, too. Are you suggesting that it's a bad thing?
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Are you purposely being obtuse?
Again, my problem isn't with the monopolies, my problem is with the fact that the market is too concentrated around a few large publishers, who can set prices for their entire product line, who can strong-arm authors, etc. And sure, it's strictly speaking legal to do so for them, but the more concentration, the harder it is to avoid, and the easier it is for them to do so without being punished for it because people will move to other publishers.