Analysis of Barnes & Noble’s Objection to DOJ Settlement on Agency Pricing

Introduction

I wasn’t going to do anything other than mention that Barnes & Noble objected to the proposed settlement between the government and three publishers: Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster but the adulatory statements of those publishing insiders about the statement really irked me and therefore, I had to post. For instance, Mike Shatzkin, a paid consultant to traditional publishers said this “BN’s response to DoJ (thanks David Boies) is a must-read. Obliterates the govt’s c...