Since last year, the EU has been investigating Amazon’s anti-competitive practices and is now on the verge of filing formal antitrust charges, specifically over its use of data from third-party marketplace sellers. The Wall Street Journal reports (subscription required), “If the company is found in violation, the commission can force Amazon to change business practices and fine it as much as 10 percent of its annual global revenue—or as much as $28 billion, based on 2019 figures.” California and Washington state are also moving ahead with investigations. Learn more at The New York Times (subscription required).
Jane Friedman has spent her entire career working in the publishing industry, with a focus on business reporting and author education. Established in 2015, her newsletter The Bottom Line provides nuanced market intelligence to thousands of authors and industry professionals; in 2023, she was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World.
Jane’s expertise regularly features in major media outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, NPR, The Today Show, Wired, The Guardian, Fox News, and BBC. Her book, The Business of Being a Writer, Second Edition (The University of Chicago Press), is used as a classroom text by many writing and publishing degree programs. She reaches thousands through speaking engagements and workshops at diverse venues worldwide, including NYU’s Advanced Publishing Institute, Frankfurt Book Fair, and numerous MFA programs.
