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-----Original Message-----
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