Booksellers Deplore Amazon 'Poaching' Ploy - 27 East

Booksellers Deplore Amazon 'Poaching' Ploy

authorVirginia Garrison on Dec 13, 2011
Independent booksellers on the South Fork had harsh words this week about a “price-check” promotion offered by Amazon on Saturday, December 10, to pump up online sales.

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