With print on demand (POD), books are not published until a customer actually makes the purchase. Among its advantages are cost savings for the publisher and less waste and environmental damage.
Amazon.com recently decided to only sell POD titles that are printed using its subsidiary, BookSurge.
BookLocker.com, a POD publishing business based in Maine, is suing Amazon over this decision, based on antitrust laws. “Amazon.com has a tremendous amount of market power in the online sale of books,” said Seth Klein, BookLocker’s attorney. “They are improperly trying to leverage that power to dominate the POD market.” BookLocker’s owner, Angela Hoy, says that about half of her sales are through Amazon.
Hoy’s lawsuit seeks class action status for the roughly 4300 potential class action members, an injunction to prevent Amazon’s from implementing the POD changes, and monetary damages.
To read more on this story, check out The Seattle Times, or the Bangor Daily News, which is located in Hoy’s hometown. You can also view a PDF of the complaint at BookLocker’s site.
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