Australian competition body backs TBD takeover

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 02/11/2011 - 08:25 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has joined the UK's Office of Fair Trading in giving the go-ahead to Amazon's acquisition of the Book Depository. In its ruling, it said "the proposed acquisition was unlikely to substantially lessen competition in any relevant market". It argued the merged firm would continue to face competition from Australian and overseas based retailers. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Australian competition body backs TBD takeover

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 02/11/2011 - 08:25 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has joined the UK's Office of Fair Trading in giving the go-ahead to Amazon's acquisition of the Book Depository. In its ruling, it said "the proposed acquisition was... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade bodies look to proposals for new pro-competition regime to check Amazon

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Australian newspapers black out front pages to fight back against secrecy laws

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Empire strikes back: News Corp turns blowtorch on former Australian reporter | The Weekly Beast

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TBD needs "freedom" post Amazon takeover - IPG

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S&S Marks 100 Years with Back-to-Back Celebrations

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On Body Horror and the Female Body

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Government backs Hargreaves, rows back on blocking filesharing websites

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Cheap AI voice clones may wipe out jobs of 5,000 Australian actors

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Washington Post’s newly named editor backs out of job, will stay in Britain

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James Beard awards: two Australian cookbook authors win prizes in ‘the Oscars of food’

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See You At The Library, Brave Books’s Storytime, Back in 2024

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