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From: Mario Anibal Ascencio <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, January 08, 1999 7:13 PM
Subject: fight the superchain bookstore (fwd)
>Excuse any duplicate postings.
>
>Please consider the following Petition. Just copy-and-paste 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: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
>
>
>PETITION TO BLOCK BARNES & NOBLE AQUISITION OF INGRAM
>This petition will be sent to the Congress, the 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 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. 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. Melissa Minkin, Los Angeles, CA
>7. tova stabin, eugene, OR
>8. Aurora Levins Morales, Berkeley, CA
>9. Luz Guerra, Austin, TX
>10. Marianne Bueno, San Antonio, TX
>11. Louis Mendoza, San Antonio, Texas
>12. Bryce Milligan, San Antonio, TX
>13. Rose Catacalos, Stanford, CA
>14. Perla Cavazos, Austin, TX
>15. Tammy Gomez, Austin, TX
>16. P. D. Jolley, Austin, TX
>17. Richard Lyons, Austin, TX
>18. Rosemarie Vardell, Efland, NC
>19. Dan Bellm, San Francisco, CA
>20. Nancy Halloran, San Francisco, CA
>21. David Couch, San Francisco, CA
>22. Susan Moon, Berkeley, CA
>23. Taigen Dan Leighton, Fairfax, CA
>24. Peter Coyote, Mill Valley, CA.
>25. Paul Hawken, Sausalito, CA
>26. Susan Burns, Oakland, CA
>27. Gil Friend, Berkeley, CA
>28. Bill Reed, CHevy Chase, MD
>29. Diane R. Morrison, Altadena, CA
>30. Ann Hempelmann, Hermosa Beach, CA
>31. Mary Jo Reutter, Los Angeles, CA
>32. Jo Adrienne Cheung, Big Bear Lake, CA
>33. Fiona Bremner, Ventura, CA
>34. Andrea Brewer, Los Angeles, CA
>35. James Kyung-Jin Lee, Los Angeles, CA
>36. Rafael Perez-Torres, Santa Barbara, CA
>37. Elizabeth A. Marchant, Santa Barbara, CA
>38. Mario A. Ascencio, Los Angeles, CA
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