Booksellers Claiming That Competition And Lower Prices Are Bad F...

Courtesy Techdirt  Tue, 10/27/2009 - 16:00

Clay Shirky points us to a letter sent by the American Booksellers Association (ABA) to the Justice Department suggesting that a book price war between Amazon and Wal-Mart is potentially illegal.

What they appear to be saying -- as Shirky also noted -- is that lower prices are a bad thing:

While on the surface it may seem that these lower prices will encourage more reading and a greater sharing of ideas in the culture, the reality is...


 

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