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Wal-Mart, Amazon Trade Price Cuts On Books

by Patricia Murphy, Puget Sound Public Radio
October 19, 2009

Wal-Mart has launched an online price war with Amazon.com. Some popular hardback books are being marketed for around $9 on both retailers' websites. The price war is making book selling increasingly difficult for brick and mortar chains and independents.

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  • Morning Edition, October 19, 2009
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