Notices by Christian (christian_zerfass@fediscience.org)

@tagomago @jens

I think tagomagos point is a good one. Fix the sales price, and big distributors with worldwide network can increase the margin by paying creators less per book but more in total (more sales).

In the Guardian article, it is also shown how a French minister called on people to buy local rather than online. It is true that only if people follow the call does a fixed consumer price help the book stores, as price competition is no factor.

Interesting... France imposing minimum book prices to prevent online sellers from outcompeting local stores: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/01/bookshops-thrive-as-france-moves-to-protect-sellers-from-amazon