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Re:Amazon has made a change to the way it sells books, which... by billpollock on Saturday May 20, 2017 @06:21PM (#14384661)
Your number 2 is definitely not true. Counterfeit books have been sold though that Buy button and may still be.
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Re:Amazon has made a change to the way it sells books, which... by reeddavid on Sunday May 21, 2017 @02:26AM (#14385964)
Yes, and counterfeit books have also been sold through third party sellers who don't have the Buy Box – it's a problem independent of the Buy Box.
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Re:Amazon has made a change to the way it sells books, which... by nickcano on Sunday May 21, 2017 @05:25PM (#14389332)
The problem is, when counterfeiters become the default in the buy box, it gives them market they wouldn't otherwise have.

If you go to a bootleg site, you expect bootleg books. If you go to Amazon, you expect legitimate books.

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