Follow BookBlips on TwitterBlog Reactions
MOBYLIVES: From the Jesus what took you so long department: ABA calls for Justice Dept to investigate “predatory pricing” of mega-retailers
Poets & Writers - From Inspiration to Publication: ABA Calls for Pricing Investigation, Boston’s First Book Festival Begins, and More
Reactions
 |
@jmhaigh Letter from ABA to DOJ can be found at http://news.bookweb.org/7130.html 10/30/2009 |
 |
RT @cshirky: Booksellers:"Lower prices are harmful to consumers" http://bit.ly/2o8cDG Also: Black=white, up=down & competition causes cancer 10/27/2009 |
|
RT @RachelleGardner ABA sends letter re pricing practices "damaging to the book industry and harmful to consumers." http://is.gd/4CIcf 10/26/2009 |
From the Jesus what took you so long department: ABA calls for Justice Dept to investigate “predatory pricing” of mega-retailers
MOBYLIVES —
... The American Booksellers Association has called upon the Department of Justice to investigate the price war between Wal-Mart, Target and Amazon, calling it, in a letter made public late yesterday, “illegal predatory pricing that is damaging to the book industry and harmful to consumers.” ...
ABA Calls for Pricing Investigation, Boston’s First Book Festival Begins, and More
Poets & Writers - From Inspiration to Publication —
... ). The American Booksellers Association has asked the Department of Justice to investigate what it calls “predatory” pricing policies by Amazon, Walmart, and Target ( ...
Hasty retreat roundup, part deux
Bookninja —
Hasty retreat roundup, part deux Nicole Winstanley ascends to Penguin Canada throne Lydia Davis on narrative (from lovely Maud ) Alice Munro reveals on stage a recent figh with cancer ( here she is on video at IFOA ) The ABA has asked the Justice Dept to investigate the major retailers’ price war that will devastate the industry… here’s the open letter Share the 'Ninja with your 2.0 friends: Facebook Twitter StumbleUpon Reddit del.icio.us LinkedIn Digg RSS Print ...
The Week That Was
Booksquare —
... Where is the consumer outrage? Hint: there isn’t any. Or at least there’s not enough to note. That should probably give the industry pause. Luckily, the American Booksellers Association is on the case: they’re asking the Justice Department to investigate. ...
Silliman's Blog — ... Poetry & gunfire in Cincinnati § Saudi journalists sentenced to the lash for discussing sex § 350 Poems very quickly became an extraordinary anthology § A price war on books ABA calls for Justice Dept. investigation § What ...
ABA Challenges Big-Box “Predatory Pricing”
The Rumpus.net —
... , 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 Kingsolver, Sarah Palin, and James Patterson. These books usually retail between $25 and $35, and are sold to retailers for approximately $50% off the suggested list price. But Amazon.com, Wal-Mart, and Target ...
