Retailers wage war over book prices
Posted: October 17, 2009 at 5:32 a.m.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Amazon.com escalated an online price war Friday over soon-to-be-released books by such best-selling authors as Stephen King and John Grisham as well as works by political figures including former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and the late Sen. Ted Kennedy.
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Business, Pages 28 on 10/17/2009
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