Amazon Accused by Booksellers of Antitrust Violation in Germany

German book publishers have formally accused Amazon of violating the country’s competition laws and have asked the antitrust authorities to investigate.

The formal complaint comes nearly two months after Amazon stopped shipping books from a leading German publisher, the Bonnier Media Group, amid a dispute over dividing revenue from e-book sales.

The German Publishers and Booksellers Association said it had submitted its complaint to the Bundeskartellamt, the federal antitrust authority, laying out what it viewed as Amazon’s abuse of its market-dominant position in Germany and urging the officials to take action against the Seattle-based company.