Abstract
I. Introduction. Prevalence of organizations in the book trade, 86.— Methods of distributing books, 87. — Fixation of book prices, 89.— II. Price maintenance in the German Book Trade. — Early efforts, 90. — Organization of the Exchange Association of German Book Dealers, 91. — Increase of customers' discounts, 92. — Rise of local and district book trade associations, 93. — Adoption of a price maintenance policy (1887), 94. — Opposition of book buyers, 95. — III. English Experience. Early attempts, 96. — Increase of price cutting, 97. — Organization of booksellers; the Publishers' Association (1896); adoption of the net price plan (1899), 98. — The Times and the Book War (1905–1907), 99. — IV. The American Book Trade, 101. — The American Publishers' Association, 102.—The American Booksellers' Association, 102. — Adoption of the net system, 103. — Opposition; the Macy htigation, 104. — Present status of price maintenance in the book trade, 106. — V. Summary and Conclusion, 106.
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