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Amazon Tries For Online Bookselling Monopoly In Europe

First Posted: 06/04/10 04:03 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 05:40 PM ET

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The Independent Online Booksellers Association has issued a public letter to the EU and fair trade offices in Germany, the UK, France and elsewhere complaining about "recent moves by Amazon to force independent booksellers to set prices on Amazon's UK, French and German websites equal to or lower than on any other sites which sellers use to sell their books."

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The Independent Online Booksellers Association has issued a public letter to the EU and fair trade offices in Germany, the UK, France and elsewhere complaining about "recent moves by Amazon to force i...
The Independent Online Booksellers Association has issued a public letter to the EU and fair trade offices in Germany, the UK, France and elsewhere complaining about "recent moves by Amazon to force i...
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