PVanWig@aol.com wrote:
>
> This is important. Maybe even more important than cars! No one should
> have a monopoly on information.
>
>
>
> THE PETITION:
>
> This is so important to the small independent bookseller, please take a
> moment to sign. If you are the 50th, 100th, 150th signature, please
> e-mail the petition to the AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION, e-mail
> address: ab-info@bookweb.org *******************************
>
> PETITION TO BLOCK BARNES & NOBLE ACQUISITION OF INGRAM
>
> This petition will be sent to the Congress, Department of Justice and
> the
> Federal Trade Commission to block Barnes & Noble's proposed acquisition
> of the Ingram Book Company, the single largest supplier of books to
> small bookstores across the country. This acquisition, should it be
> allowed to take place, is just one more example of the large scale
> corporate consolidation that has infiltrated every corner of our
> culture. As the desire intensifies to increase bottom line profits, no
> matter what the other consequences, so does the concentration of power
> in the book industry.
>
> Consumers are left with an environment in which fewer and fewer people
> are deciding which books get published and ultimately, which books
> Americans can
> read and buy. Barnes & Noble has alread enteed into an alliance with the
> $14
> billion media giant, German-owned Bertelsmann AG. Now with Barnes and
> Noble's proposed acquisition of the billion dollar Ingram Book Company,
> there can be little doubt that the book industry is falling prey to the
> same anti-competitive ills that currently plague computer software and
> other industries.
>
> This deal would make independent bookstores virtually dependent upon
> their
> largest competitor for their books. (It is as if Burger King and Wendy's
> had to buy their french fries from McDonald's) We need your help. As a
> patron of
> independent booksellers, please sign the petition to help us lobby the
> government to stop this proposed merger. Please exercise your right as a
> citizen and tell the government how you feel. We sincerely thank you for
> your support.
>
> Please add your name to this petition and forward it to as many people
> as you can.
>
> IMPORTANT: Do not use the "forward" utility in your mail program.
> Instead, cut and paste this message onto new, add your name to the
> bottom of the list, and send it out.
>
> 1. Lucy Honig, Quincy MA
> 2. Ann Goodsell, Cambridge, MA
> 3. Stuart Rubinow, Brookline, MA
> 4. Susan McCulley, Charlottesville, VA
> 5. David McNair, Charlottesville, VA
> 6. Murdoch Matheson, Charlottesville, VA
> 7.. Pam Adler, San Rafael, CA
> 8. Elizabeth Collier, Seattle, WA
> 9. Corlu Collier, Newport, OR
> 10. George A. Collier, San Francisco, CA
> 11. Miriam Ticktin, San Francisco, CA
> 12. Beth Bashore, Menlo Park, CA
> 13. Blake Berry, Sunnyvale, CA
> 14. Abbi Young, Sunnyvale, CA
> 15. Daynee Lai-Krauss, Palo Alto, CA
> 16. Larry S. Dorfman, Menlo Park, CA
> 17. Dorothy Bender, Palo Alto, CA
> 18. David Greene, Palo Alto, CA
> 19. Joel Davidson, Palo Alto, CA
> 20. Darcy Horton, Los Altos, CA
> 21. Julie Forbes, Palo Alto, CA
> 22. Catherine Potyen, Pacifica, CA
> 23. Paul Potyen, Pacifica, CA
> 24. Ann Edminster, Pacifica, CA
> 25. Don Scott, Calistoga, CA
> 26. Richard H. Feibusch, Venice, CA
> 26. Paul Van Wig, Long Beach, CA
Dont bother bombing this list with this crap. As a business owner I hate
when people outside of the industry get involved. If this is such a
hideous proposition to the small book industry, why don't they band
together and offer a counter proposition. Sorry if I disagree with you,
you are entitled to your opinion, but this list is not the venue to air
it.
Mark Snowdon
Greensboro NC
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