Westhampton Bookstore Competition

http://www.futureofcapitalism.com/2010/08/westhampton-bookstore-competition

Competition in Westhampton Beach between two independent bookstores, a long-established one and a new entrant, is the topic of an article in the The New York Times:

"There's no legal or ethical principle that says you don't open a second store of some kind because someone else has the first one," said James Kramon, a longtime summer resident here.

The ethics of it are certainly something that have been debated for a long time; there's a summary of the Jewish religious law about it up here. (Readers may also wonder if James Kramon is any relation to Times editor Glenn Kramon.)

by Ira Stoll  |  Aug 17, 2010 at 10:51 am Related Topics:  New York, Press, Religion receive the latest by email: subscribe to the free futureofcapitalism.com mailing list