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Old 03-29-2010, 03:24 AM   #26
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Originally Posted by basschick View Post
interestingly enough, musical instrument sales is another place where price fixing exists. the difference is it's been around long enough (they call those prices MAP) that the ftc is involved. i can only hope there will also be legal intervention in the case of publishers who feel they should be allowed to tell retailers how to price in their OWN stores.
Why should the publisher not be allowed to sell their books however and to whoever they want?
If they choose that people who want to sell their books must do so at certain prices then thats up to them! no book store has to buy from them.

instead of legislation how about letting the market actually do its thing! Books especially the sort being discussed here(eg not educational) are not a neccesity like power or food so let the publisher price ridiculusly people wont buy and prices will drop!
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