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		UntitledNo4 on July 7, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Price of Amazon Why do books carry a printed retail price anyway? Is there a reason why they can't be like CDs and other goods?

ciclista on July 7, 2013 [–]

Apparently to (try to) guarantee the survival of books shops: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed_book_price_agreement

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