Authors United Pulls the Trigger, Requests DoJ Investigate Amazon

Authors United has finally followed through on the promise they made last fall.

The WSJ reported yesterday that AU has formally requested that the US Dept of Justice investigate Amazon for antitrust violations:

A group of prominent authors says Amazon.com Inc. has “unprecedented power” over the book publishing market and wants the U.S. Department of Justice to begin an investigation of what it claims is a monopoly.