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Originally Posted by rhadin
I think the Big 6 would be surprised to learn that they are a cartel/monopoly and have such market power. In the United States, nearly 1.3 million books were published in 2011. Of that number, about 225,000 were published by the Big 6.
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Books, or titles? 1.3 million books in the whole of US doesn't sound like a lot. A bestseller is often referred to as "millions sold". Are you certain of these numbers?
If it is titles then that would include a lot of academic publishing, while interesting for those in the field, hardly gather any sales among the general public.