Judge Denies Amazon's Motion to Dismiss Antirust Case
By Graphic Arts Online Staff -- Graphic Arts Online, August 28, 2009
A federal judge in Maine denied Amazon.com’s motion to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed by print-on-demand publisher BookLocker, Bangor, ME. The case centers on Amazon’s decision to
make POD publisher use its is BookSurge subsidiary
to print titles if they want to sell those books on Amazon directly (publishers that don’t use BookSurge will have their buy button removed).
The ruling means the case can continue. BookLocker file the suit in May 2008.
Commenting on the case via Website focused on it, Richard Hoy of BookLocker, wrote, “Among other steps, we anticipate beginning discovery (where we are able to request documents from Amazon) shortly. Although there is still a long way to go, surviving the motion to dismiss is an important first step.”
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