"What took so long?" That was the prevailing sentiment among many industry members upon hearing the news that the FTC had filed an antitrust lawsuit against the nation's largest e-tailer and dominant bookseller. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
Citing 'harms to content publishers and creators,' the Authors Guild throws its support behind the antitrust lawsuit of Google. The post The US Authors Guild Applauds the Google Lawsuit appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-01-27 07:35:16 UTC ]
Customers of Amazon.com Inc. found credits in their inboxes Tuesday from the settlement of an antitrust lawsuit over ebook prices. Amazon, in a Customer FAQ posting on its website, said the credits are partial refunds and will be applied automatically to the accounts of those eligible: people... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2014-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Concerned about Amazon.com's low pricing of ebooks, publishers had taken measures as early as 2009 such as "windowing," a practice of delaying ebook releases to benefit sales of hardcover editions, Apple said in a filing in an ebook price-fixing lawsuit.The U.S. Department of Justice in an... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple was unable to have an antitrust lawsuit over the price of ebooks dismissed. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit against Apple and five book publishers over alleged ebook price fixing means that the publishers have to... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and five book publishers for alleged ebook price fixing the Wall Street Journal... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department on Wednesday sued Apple Inc. and five major book publishers for allegedly colluding to fix ebook prices. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The U.S. filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple Inc., Hachette SA, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin and Simon & Schuster in New York district court, claiming collusion over eBook pricing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
While Apple and book publishers may find themselves on the precipice of an antitrust lawsuit from the Justice Department, filings in a concurrent civil class-action lawsuit obtained by BetaNews indicate that Apple has already admitted to two of the most damaging allegations in the case that the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2012-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]