See also: Wal-Mart’s earlier pricing practices:
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This stuff is execrable on its face, and is separate and distinct from wielding outsized influence in deciding whether or not to carry a particular product.
In this case, were there other books – if so, which, and how many – that were discontinued (even if only temporarily) at the same time as the extant volume ?
If so, was it tied to profitability or ideology. If the latter, then maybe bringing market pressure to bear on Amazon is an effective means of encouraging them to curb the practice.
There used to be clear channel AM radio stations that had outsized reach in relation to the competition. But nobody said that Nabisco had an inalienable right to advertise Nilla Wafers on those clear channel stations.
I have lots of issues with the Behemoth Tech Firms, but this isn’t really one of those issues.