Apple ebooks judge to limit antitrust remedies

The federal judge who last month found Apple Inc. liable for fixing ebook prices said she plans to limit the remedies sought by the U.S. to ensure they "rest as lightly as possible" on the way the company does business.U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan Tuesday said she intends to narrow several of the measures suggested by the Justice Department to prevent future ebook price-fixing, including the authority of a monitor appointed by the court to assess Apple's antitrust compliance training.Ms. Cote ruled last month after a three-week trial that Apple, the maker of the iPad tablet computer, helped coordinate a conspiracy with five book publishers to limit retail price competition and raise ebook prices.The judge said she will require Apple to abandon for two years agency pricing agreements, under which publishers set retail prices and Apple was paid a percentage of the sale price.She said she will sign a final order spelling out the remedies next week.The U.S. sued Cupertino, California-based Apple and the five publishers in April 2012. After the trial, which began June 3, Apple was also found liable to 33 states that joined the Justice Department in the suit. The company faces a separate trial on damages. The Justice Department didn't ask for money damages in its case.Apple, which plans to appeal Cote's judgment, also faces private consumer class actions over ebook pricing. The judge's findings may aid the private plaintiffs.Ms. Cote said yesterday she hopes... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2013-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For Axios, Apple News beats Google AMP and Facebook Instant Articles

At a time when premium publishers have pulled out of Facebook Instant Articles, Apple is showing that it is open to creating custom units for publishers. The post For Axios, Apple News beats Google AMP and Facebook Instant Articles appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

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New Standards Program Emerges to Judge E-books' Accessibility for Visually Impaired

The new program, called Global Certified Accessible, allows publishers to verify whether their ebooks meet accessibility standards required by blind or low vision students as well as those with dyslexia or other disabilities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Microsoft will pay you $5 to buy an ebook -- even if your selection costs less than that

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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, June 18, 2017

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Limited in their ability to monetize video on Facebook, publishers eye video-licensing opportunities

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Bookwire’s Spanish Markets Footprint: Selling More Ebooks ‘In the Jet Stream’

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How to share your DRM-free ebooks with Calibre

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Delay to EU progress on ebook VAT

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Pottermore to allow free ebook library loans for two weeks

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Dosdoce and Bookwire Chart ‘Soaring’ Ebook Sales in the Spanish Markets

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