Predatory Pricing

The Justice Department Jumps Into Amazon's Pocket

William Petrocelli | Posted 04.24.2012

William Petrocelli

Sometimes the DOJ goes after companies that have done nothing wrong, but more often it lets big-time antitrust violators get away with murder. In a recent case -- one that has roiled the publishing industry -- the DOJ has managed to do both.

eBooks Poised To Take Off In Africa

allafrica.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Can Africa take the lead in taking advantage of e-books, as it has with the rapid expansion of mobile phones and innovations such as mobile banking ap...

Not a Simple Price War -- It's a Fight Over What You Get to Read

William Petrocelli | Posted 05.25.2011

William Petrocelli

What looks like a simple price war between Amazon, Target, and Walmart over a handful of bestsellers is symptomatic of a much deeper problem in the book business.

Predators in the Book Biz

Bruce Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

Bruce Harris

The pre-printed price, establishing the value of a book, is the temptress that has seduced the biggest merchants in the country to go for each other's jugular.