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Originally Posted by stustaff
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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Nothing is stopping the publisher doing exactly that, they set their prices and get their money from the retailer, all thats happening with this price fixing is that now the shop is not being allowed to cut their own margins or even sell something as a loss leader.