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A monopsony is a market situation in which there is only one buyer in a market.

But what is new is a monopsony case focused on the highest-paid sellers.

The trial was not about whether the deal would create a monopoly, but about whether it would lead to a monopsony, or too much control over suppliers — in this case, top-selling writers.

If you sell salami, and there is only one sandwich shop around to buy it, that’s a monopsony.

The Justice Department says this merger would make for too much consolidation in the publishing industry, creating what’s called a monopsony.