ABA Challenges Big-Box “Predatory Pricing”
Two weeks ago, the American Booksellers Association, an organization of independent booksellers, asked the Justice Department to investigate what it describes as “illegal predatory pricing” by big-box retailers Amazon.com, Wal-Mart, and Target. The price war began on October 15 when Wal-Mart.com slashed prices on new hardcover bestsellers, including books by John Grisham, Stephen King, Barbara […]
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