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To: xzins

I’m not so sure- some books I have considered buying from Amazon lately (Kindle format) have been nearly as expensive as their price for the print version. Not all publishers play nice w/Amazon. They don’t cut any better deals for Apple.

Lets see- Amazon’s Kindle vs Apple’s iBooks, vs B&N Nook and the relative newcomer Google Books...

So let’s pick just one of those and file an anti-trust case against them.


12 posted on 04/11/2012 9:03:31 AM PDT by TheBattman (Isn't the lesser evil... still evil?)
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To: TheBattman

-—Lets see- Amazon’s Kindle vs Apple’s iBooks, vs B&N Nook and the relative newcomer Google Books... So let’s pick just one of those and file an anti-trust case against them.-—

It seems that Obama may be motivated by something other than the consumer’s best interest.

Fortunately, I know that’s not possible. Keep up the good work, Barky!


17 posted on 04/11/2012 9:30:16 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Viva Christo Rey!)
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To: TheBattman

You aren’t #1 and you definitely do not dominate the market and you are not the only source for the product.

How can you be in violation of “anti-trust” laws?

Of course they will settle because fighting in court is more expensive.


25 posted on 04/11/2012 1:06:22 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: TheBattman
I’m not so sure- some books I have considered buying from Amazon lately (Kindle format) have been nearly as expensive as their price for the print version. Not all publishers play nice w/Amazon. They don’t cut any better deals for Apple.

That's why Apple is being sued.
They colluded with those publishers to NOT continue doing business with Amazon, or anyone else, under the old terms which were reasonably profitable for the publishers.
Apple, as usual, wanted to set a guaranteed larger profit for themselves.

62 posted on 04/14/2012 7:17:21 PM PDT by Publius6961 ("It's easy to make promises you can't keep" - B.H.Obama Feb 23, 2012)
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