And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: *Noquisi* or Evergreen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> replies: > > > > Hi: Please consider the following petition. > > Just Copy and Paste (not "forward"!) the following into a new message, add > > your name to the list, and send to all folks you know who would support this > > measure.THE PETITION: > > 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 ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > 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 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 should be 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 can be 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) Day Starr - Flushing, New York 2)Evergreen Chou, Flushing, New York 3) Ishgooda Tewehshon'on, Wayne, Michigan 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) 21) 22) 23) 24) 25) 26) 27) 28) 29) 30) 31) 32) 33) 34) 35) 36) 37) 38) 39) 40) 41) 42) 43) 44) 45) 46) 47) 48) 49) 50) Back To The Blanket Journal: http://www.angelfire.com/biz/BackToTheBlanket Heroine Mu Gui-Ying http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Pagoda/7111 <<<<=-=-=FREE LEONARD PELTIER=-=-=>>>> If you think you are too small to make a difference; try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito.... African Proverb <<<<=-=http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ =-=>>>> IF it says: "PASS THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW...." Please Check it before you send it at: http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blhoax.htm
