WalMart and Amazon go to war

October 16, 2009

WalMart and Amazon go to war

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. launched a brash price war against Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday, saying it would sell 10 hotly anticipated new books for just $10 apiece through its online site, Walmart.com.

That was just the beginning.

via online.wsj.com

Amazon is matching (not surprising), and this means that I'll get an excellent deal on Sarah Palin's book, which comes out in mid-November!

Competitive capitalism - gotta love it!

Oct 16, 2009 1:35:20 PM

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See, this is how it's supposed to work. Now if we could only get Congress and the administration to let health insurance be sold competitively across state lines.

Nah. Never happen. That might actually work.

Posted by: Man of the West | October 16, 2009 at 10:11 PM

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