Amazon/Apple Settlements paid out this month
24 June 2016 4:56 pmIn a quiet resolution to the eBook price-fixing uproar, eBook customers began seeing small credits applied to their accounts this month. The credits are valid for about a year.
Tag Archive: Apple
Apple Loses eBook Anti-trust Appeal
30 June 2015 8:19 pmIn a major win for Amazon, Apple lost its appeal in federal court over the anti-trust lawsuit. Apple conspired with big publishers to price-fix eBooks. Read more about it at latimes.com.
BISG Report – A Few More eBook Stats
14 November 2013 10:07 pmThe below-linked article summarizes the report Consumer Attitudes Towards Ebook Reading and presents slightly different data than my clients have anecdotally reported for their sales (most say that their sales come almost... View Article
Amazon Fights to Keep Secrets in eBook Trial
20 May 2013 10:20 pmIn regard to the Apple price-fixing trial, Amazon is seeking to have sensitive information—including “potentially embarrassing” data related to profitability, pricing, and contract terms—redacted from evidence. This is rather interesting,... View Article
Apple Denies Colluding with Publishers in Price-Fixing Case
1 June 2012 11:11 pmThis is an article detailing Apple’s continued and laughable denials that they colluded with publishers to fix prices on eBooks, forcing buyers to choose between overpaying for an eBook, buying... View Article
Macmillan and Penguin Cite Kindle Dominance in “Collusion” Responses
31 May 2012 11:15 pmThis article discusses Apple, Macmillan, and Penguin’s ongoing fight against the US Department of Justice’s accusations of collusion in price-fixing. Three other publishing companies (Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and HarperCollins)... View Article
Quark XPress 9.3 Update Features New Kindle Support
31 May 2012 11:13 pmQuark XPress 9.3 has an update that supposedly allows direct export to Kindle format. Given the quality of the final file that other similar applications, like InDesign, produce, I will... View Article
Apple Paints Itself Into Corner in Answer to eBook Class Action
30 May 2012 11:16 pmThis article explains well the issues being dealt with in the case brought against Apple and and multiple publishing companies by the US Department of Justice, which accuses them of... View Article
eBook’s $9.99 Problem: How Apple’s deal with world’s top publishers created problems for Amazon
29 April 2012 11:42 pmA well-written and informative description of the history of the eBook pricing conspiracy between Apple and traditional publishers. Read it at indiatimes.com.