It is imperative that this review be conducted as thoroughly and as comprehensively as possible to assure that the anticompetitive ramifications of this merger are closely examined. This proposed merger must be stopped. We have already petitioned the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to step forward to block this sale for its potential anticompetitive effect on consumers. Please join me in this effort. 24 independent bookstores in Alabama 16 independent bookstores in Alaska 61 independent bookstores in Arizona 25 independent bookstores in Arkansas 561 independent bookstores in California 99 independent bookstores in Colorado 71 independent bookstores in Connecticut 10 independent bookstores in Delaware 42 independent bookstores in District of Columbia 109 independent bookstores in Florida 80 independent bookstores in Georgia 1 independent bookstore in Guam 13 independent bookstores in Hawaii 25 independent bookstores in Idaho 149 independent bookstores in Illinois 57 independent bookstores in Indiana 35 independent bookstores in Iowa 28 independent bookstores in Kansas 35 independent bookstores in Kentucky 41 independent bookstores in Louisiana 58 independent bookstores in Maine 89 independent bookstores in Maryland 169 independent bookstores in Massachusetts 128 independent bookstores in Michigan 77 independent bookstores in Minnesota 25 independent bookstores in Mississippi 59 independent bookstores in Missouri 31 independent bookstores in Montana 19 independent bookstores in Nebraska 14 independent bookstores in Nevada 46 independent bookstores in New Hampshire 88 independent bookstores in New Jersey 31 independent bookstores in New Mexico 259 independent bookstores in New York 86 independent bookstores in North Carolina 8 independent bookstores in North Dakota 134 independent bookstores in Ohio 29 independent bookstores in Oklahoma 95 independent bookstores in Oregon 157 independent bookstores in Pennsylvania 8 independent bookstores in Puerto Rico 17 independent bookstores in Rhode Island 42 independent bookstores in South Carolina 4 independent bookstores in South Dakota 48 independent bookstores in Tennessee 146 independent bookstores in Texas 45 independent bookstores in Utah 41 independent bookstores in Vermont 3 independent bookstores in Virgin Islands 98 independent bookstores in Virginia 141 independent bookstores in Washington 15 independent bookstores in West Virginia 104 independent bookstores in Wisconsin 20 independent bookstores in Wyoming - employing an average of 19 people each.
Bookstores are an important part of our local economy.
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