Judge bars Apple from price-fixing deals with ebook publisher

Apple says it will appeal against a court ruling that bans the company from entering into deals with publishers that could allow ebook prices to be fixed or inflated. The case was raised by the Department of Justice and judge Denise Cote's decision is very much in line with what they were seeking. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company is banned from entering into agreements with five named publishers in ways that might restrict ebook prices. Having been found to have conspired with publishers to prevent retailers (rather than publishers or Apple) from setting ebook prices, Apple fell foul of antitrust legislation.… [Continue Reading] Continue reading at 'Betanews'

[ Betanews | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvill signs two-book deal with Neville

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judges revealed for Vintage indie award

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Bedford Square Books strikes exclusive Tesco deal

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International publisher alliance shuts down piracy site

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Inkling Introduces Cloud-based Publishing Tool

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Test our rivals' tablet claims, says Future as it publishes T3 data

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Waterstones' ebook buyer Alex Ingram moves on

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