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June 30, 2014

The publishing industry should not be controlled by a giant retailer such as Amazon.

"The Bookseller's editor, Philip Jones, told the BBC that if Amazon's terms were agreed, it would be a 'form of assisted suicide for the industry'."
"The web giant wants the right to print books itself if publishers fail to provide adequate stock, and wants publishers to match any pricing deals it offers to other distributers."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27994314

I suppose that the industry, which is composed of book publishers of different size, is suffering from some problems. They might, for example, be worrying about rising production costs or declining demand.
I have an Amazon Premium account, and I am almost satisfied with the services provided by the web giant. However, I don't hope that the company will have excessive power on small-scale publishers. The industry should not be controlled by a giant retailer such as Amazon. There should be some restrictions on the behavior of the web giant.

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