Originally Posted by rhadin
Prior to the the Bush conservative Supreme Court, minimum pricing was illegal. A manufacturer could set a maximum price at which an item could be sold but not a minimum. With the ascent of the conservative perspective, minimum pricing has been approved. Although we may not have been very cognizant of it outside the ebook pricing, it really was evident in the minimal discounting that occurred (and occurs) with Sony Readers. It is also evident in other electronic sales. It was only a matter of time until it was applied to ebooks. As usual the conservative revolution is a revolution for those who are big political donors, not for the little person.
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