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Booksellers Fear Stranglehold As Amazon Snaps Up British Online Rival The Book Depository

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First Posted: 07/05/11 12:08 PM ET Updated: 09/04/11 06:12 AM ET

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guardian.co.uk:

Amazon acquired its rival The Book Depository yesterday in a move that industry experts warned could tighten the American company's "stranglehold" over the online book trade in the UK.

Amazon acquired the Gloucester firm, which claims to be the fastest-growing bookseller in Europe, for an undisclosed sum.

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Amazon acquired its rival The Book Depository yesterday in a move that industry experts warned could tighten the American company's "stranglehold" over the online book trade in the UK. Amazon acqui...
Amazon acquired its rival The Book Depository yesterday in a move that industry experts warned could tighten the American company's "stranglehold" over the online book trade in the UK. Amazon acqui...
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