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Re:US judge blocks $2.2B Penguin Random House merger by Finnucane on Monday October 31, 2022 @10:10PM (#33416100)
As a former S&S employee, I would have to say, that makes no sense at all.
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Re:US judge blocks $2.2B Penguin Random House merger by voz_ on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @12:53AM (#33417092)
Willful ignorance? Or do you actually not understand how it works?
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Re:US judge blocks $2.2B Penguin Random House merger by Finnucane on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @09:05AM (#33420624)
30-year veteran of the publishing industry. I know how it works. The idea that publishers would publish a book and willfully restrict sales is absurd. That is also not how book pricing works. Who would choose to drive up unit costs for no reason? Publishers like selling books, and the only thing they like more is selling more books.
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Re:US judge blocks $2.2B Penguin Random House merger by bheadmaster on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @04:11AM (#33418319)
As a random person on the internet, it makes sense to me.

Would you please explain what exactly doesn't make sense?

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Re:US judge blocks $2.2B Penguin Random House merger by rwalle on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @07:00AM (#33419491)
Sorry your comment carries no information. You need to say in at least one sentence why it makes no sense.
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