Mudie’s purchasing power functioned as a national monopoly on new fiction

Evidence

In effect, Mudie had secured himself a national monopoly on the publication of new fiction. What he chose not to take would not be published. — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 609

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 609
• XREF: connects to: Mudie’s subscription library held a national monopoly over new fiction publication — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 609