UK OFT Receive Complaints on Amazon Seller Agreement

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Last week Amazon UK informed sellers using their Marketplace that they could no longer list book titles on other online retail sites, including the seller’s own site, for less than the listed Amazon retail price. The deadline for sellers to agree to this is Wednesday 31st March, and those sellers who do not agree will face delisting by the internet retail giant.

Over the weekend, the Scotland on Sunday reported that up to a dozen retail stores have complained to the UK’s Office of Fair Trading.

“Up to a dozen stores have now complained to the OFT that Amazon’s actions are unfairly restricting their ability to sell books to customers at lower prices.

Books typically sell for 10 per cent less on some alternative websites – as Amazon charges fees for its services – but the company says it has been forced to act to protect its low-price promise to readers.”

The Office of Fair Trading is currently considering the complaints and will make a response ‘in due course’.

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