>okay. this isn't about shows or records, but books. books are so
important
>to me and i know there are many people who don't want to see barnes &
>noble take over the world. this is very punk, ha ha ha. i'm not making
>much sense, so just read this and sign it!
>this needs as much support as possible. forward it to anyone and
everyone
>you can think of.
>sincerely,
>scott.
>
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>Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 18:49:17 -0800
>From: Judd Taylor <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: uh
>
>all of you former Hastings' employees can understand why this is
>important and
>everyone else can take my word for it, so please pass it along.
>
>In a message dated 12/8/98 12:13:32 PM, you wrote:
>
><<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
>[log in to unmask] .
>
>PETITION TO BLOCK BARNES & NOBLE AQUISITION 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 already entered 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
>canbe
>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.
>
>>>1. Meg Gouraud, Canon City, CO
>>>2. Pat Wiles, Guffey, CO
>>>3. Chris Rivers, Guffey, CO
>>>4. Shiner Antiorio, Asheville.  NC
>5. Toba Spitzer, Watertown MA
>6. David Rosenn, New York, NY
>7. Craig Sumberg, New York, NY
>8.  Renanit Levy, Ann Arbor, MI
>9. Dominic Pisciotta, New York, NY
>10.Andrew Berg, New York, NY
>11. Donovan Finn, Brooklyn, NY
>12. Yvonne Chen, Sunnyvale, CA
>13. Maggie Vail, Olympia, WA
>14. Erin Donovan, Olympia, WA
>15.Judd Taylor, Spokane, WA
>
>
>


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