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: eBook Price-Fixing Conspiracy
Declining eBook Sales Due to Lack of Interest or Higher Prices?
6 September 2015 7:44 pmCiting the Wall Street Journal (which is behind a paywall), Jillian D’Onfro of Business Insider Australia points out that the declining eBook sales reported by big publishers are probably due to their... View Article
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.
Amazon Subject of Anti-Trust Investigation in Europe
11 June 2015 8:36 pmAmazon, the largest distributor of eBooks in Europe, is the subject of an anti-trust investigation by the European Commission. Apparently Amazon requires publishers to inform the company about arrangements they... 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
Hachette Complies with Anti-Trust Settlement Agreement, Drops Prices
4 December 2012 10:28 pmPublisher Hachette has joined HarperCollins in complying with the anti-trust settlement agreement regarding the eBook price-fixing conspiracy. Other publishers are still planning to fight the lawsuit. Read more about it... View Article
Hachette to Raise Prices 220% on October 1
13 September 2012 10:31 pmBook publishing company Hachette has announced that they will be raising the wholesale price on their books to libraries by a whopping 220%, joining other publishers in the eBook pricing... View Article
eBooks Raise Issues for Libraries
8 September 2012 10:46 pmThis article by the Kearney, Nebraska, Public Library directory explains why libraries may not be able to offer the latest eBooks, and why their selections may be limited. The highlights:... View Article
eBook Anti-Trust Settlement is Approved (with 3 publishers)
6 September 2012 10:56 pmU.S. federal courts have approved a settlement Hachette Books Group, Simon & Schuster, and HarperCollins, that booksellers may set their own pricing and that publishers may not sign contracts with... 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