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BA And PA Set To Oppose Amazon-Book Depository Merger

Amazon Merger

First Posted: 07/07/11 12:49 PM ET Updated: 09/06/11 06:12 AM ET

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The Booksellers Association has announced it will formally oppose the merger of Amazon and The Book Depository, with the BA saying that Amazon already had a "de facto monopoly". Meanwhile, the PA is actively considering opposing the deal.

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The Booksellers Association has announced it will formally oppose the merger of Amazon and The Book Depository, with the BA saying that Amazon already had a "de facto monopoly". Meanwhile, the PA is a...
The Booksellers Association has announced it will formally oppose the merger of Amazon and The Book Depository, with the BA saying that Amazon already had a "de facto monopoly". Meanwhile, the PA is a...
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02:18 PM on 07/07/2011
Remember the campy movie "Demolition Man" with Sylvester Stallone? After the "merger wars" all restaurants were Taco Bell. And soon, here in the real world, all book vending can soon be "Amazon." What a prophetic voice that Sylveser Stallone has!
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