ICv2.com: ABA Asks Justice Department To Look At X-Mas Book Pricing “War”
I suppose this story is partly comics but definitely so, as at this point those distinctions are blended on a bookselling level and I can't see how this wouldn't have an effect on some comics as well as prose books. Anyway, the American Booksellers Association -- made up of independent booksellers -- has apparently asked the Department of Justice to take a look at what is developing into a massive Christmas season price war between the big chains that they claim involves a lot of selling below cost as a kind of economic cudgel. That's one worth watching, as I think aspects of the traditional book market is getting more and more into the habit of discounting the holy heck out of books that might be a valuable income source for that industry generally.
