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This book is an edited version of the proceedings of the hearing of the case in which the Net Book Agreement was successfully defended against an attack made under the Restrictive Practices Act. The main purpose of the action was to show that the Agreement, which maintains minimum resale prices of books, was not contrary to the public interest. Not only the written depositions are printed but a great deal of the oral evidence given at the hearing as well. There are many supporting documents, and in addition an introduction by the President of the Publishers' Association, and special essays on the legal, economic, and accountancy aspects of the case. There is also a good index and the witnesses who gave evidence included publishers, booksellers, and librarians of many kinds. The book is a major source of information on the economics of the book trade, and this in itself makes it of great importance to librarians and other people who are concerned with the printed word. It also contains a great deal of surprisingly detailed information about practices in libraries of various kinds. It has value both as background reading and as a work of reference.