[Publishers Weekly] ABA Seeks to Add Bookstores to FTC Lawsuit Against Amazon

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ABA Seeks to Add Bookstores to FTC Lawsuit Against Amazon

American @Booksellers Association CEO Allison Hill noted that when Amazon was launched in 1994, there were 7,000 independent bookstores, but today—despite a recent increase in the number of new store openings—there are only 2,500 stores.
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“We’re not talking about simply an unlevel playing field; left unchecked for almost 30 years, Amazon now owns the playing field and sets the rules of the game."

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The American Booksellers Association has filed a motion with the Federal Trade Commission seeking to fix a hole in the FTC’s antitrust complaint against Amazon

Motion denied.

Booksellers Group Loses Motion to Intervene in FTC’s Amazon Case

The FTC’s reasoning for opposing ABA’s request: Response to Motion — Document #234.

Amazon’s reasoning for opposing ABA’s request: Response to Motion — Document #233.