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Originally Posted by shenye
As long as publishers speak in a single voice, there is no need for merging.
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Speaking with that single voice via collusion and strongarming is what landed them in antitrust court. And why, given that collusion is now off the table for at least five years, they are looking to merge their declining pbook business to achieve the same effect.
Merger = legal collusion. (In their view. Just read their justifications.)
This is not a good thing for any reader, regardless of what you may think about Amazon.