Take the following as truth: This list was a concession to independent bookstores, many of which were outraged when the Times created hot links between every single book on its Internet best-seller list and Barnes and; Noble's online bookstore, which then gave a 30 percent discount to all the listed books.
Then the following statement: "The hot links made it so easy for people to order the books that the independent bookstores were losing business." is true, false, or inconclusive?