Publishers sell online, become retailers
20th Oct 2005, 18:55 GMT
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Major book publishers have quietly begun selling directly to customers over the Internet, in a move that could transform the trade by putting them in competition with online retailers like Amazon.com.
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