Connecticut booksellers Fran Keilty, Suzy Staubach, and Annie Philbrick along with ABA and NEIBA staff met a week ago with Connecticut Senate hopeful and current Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. Their purpose was to explain to the AG “that they strongly support the agency model for the sale of digital content because it prevents predatory pricing practices by online superstores and allows for a wide diversity of retailers in the marketplace. In addition, they noted that the agency model benefits consumers because it ensures the continued distribution of books by small, independent businesses with a wide variety of viewpoints.” Staubach says […]
