Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Amazon's Control Of The Book Industry Is 'About The Same As Standard Oil's When It Was Broken Up'

Book2Book Wednesday 15 July 2015

The group Authors United came together last fall during the fight between Amazon and the Hachette publishers. Now, one of its founders, thriller writer Douglas Preston, is speaking to the Department of Justice about larger abuses by the online retailer, who he says has established something like monopoly power in the book world. Preston sent a letter on Monday to fellow authors, explaining: "The settlement of the dispute did not change the fundamental problem: That one corporation now dominates the book market in the United States. We believe Amazon has used its power in ways that harm the interests of authors, readers, booksellers, and the publishing industry as a whole."


Salon.com

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