Authors Guild Met With DoJ to Seek Investigation Into Amazon's Practices

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Authors are looking to escalate their fight with Amazon by seeking a government investigation into what they say is the online retail giant's abuse of its market power.

The Authors Guild, the country's largest advocacy group for writers, met with Justice Department officials in early August, people familiar with the matter said. The Guild, which has more than 8,500 members, raised concerns that Amazon is violating antitrust law as it puts pressure on Hachette Book Group in a dispute over revenue from e-books. The meeting took place after the Authors Guild e-mailed Bill Baer, head of the antitrust division of the Justice Department, requesting that the department open an investigation into Amazon, one of the people said.


Authors Guild Met With DoJ to Seek Investigation Into Amazon's Practices