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There certainly has been a fair bit of consolidation in the publishing industry, other than Amazon becoming the dominant retailer.

• arthurcolle 5y ago
  Consolidation is traditionally viewed as anticompetitive, believe it or not.
  • coldtea 5y ago
    And it's usually the end result of competition with behemoths like Amazon, believe it or not.
    • arthurcolle 5y ago
      They could have sold books online earlier, they chose not to.
      • coldtea 5y ago
        It's not about timing. It's not just about selling either.