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01-19-2008, 10:05 AM,
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France Fines Amazon For Offering Free Shipping
Quote:Did you hear the one about Amazon? It offered free shipping in France, got sued for it by the French Booksellers' Union, and lost. Now it's choosing to pay €1,000 a day rather than follow the court's order. Ba-da-bing!

No, it's not funny, but that's because it's not a joke. The Tribunal de Grande Instance (a French appeals court) in Versailles ruled back in December that Amazon was violating the country's 1981 Lang law with its free shipping offer. That law forbids booksellers from offering discounts of more than 5 percent off the list price, and Amazon was found to be exceeding that discount when the free shipping was factored in.

The company was told to start charging within ten days or pay a daily fine. It also owes €100,000 to the French Booksellers' Union for the court battle and for the losses it has apparently caused them. With the holidays over and the ten-day grace period over, Amazon has officially announced its plan to ignore the court order and pay the fine instead...

full article: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/200...rance.html
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I guess they figure they make more than  €1,000 a day in additional profits by undercutting the competion. But a bookseller can't price his books as he pleases? Mon Dieux! And no doubt customers are required to buy a certain number of books per week??

Just think - no remainder tables!


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