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  DOJ Is Suing Apple

  759 readersIt’s official. The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Apple alleging eBook price fixing. Bloomberg has the story: “The U.S. filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple Inc. (AAPL), Hachette SA, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin and Simon & Schuster in New York district court, claiming collusion over eBook pricing.” According to the report, Simon & Schuster, Hachette

• Justice Department Threatens to Sue Apple, Five Major Publishers over E-Book Pricing

  1034 readers The publishers potentially in the legal cross-hairs are Hachette, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Penguin and Macmillan. From The Wall Street Journal (U.S. Warns Apple, Publishers): The Justice Department has warned Apple Inc. and five of the biggest U.S. publishers that it plans to sue them for allegedly colluding to raise the price of electronic books, according to

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  And then there was Apple… The Department of Justice announces that they have settled with Macmillan, leaving one last litigate in e-book pricing case

  852 readersThe U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with Macmillan in the e-book case where major book publishers and Apple were "accused of conspired to eliminate retail price competition." All the publishers – Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Penguin Group, Simon & Schuster, and now Macmillan have settled with the

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  DOJ May Be Close To Settlement With Apple Over eBook Pricing

  1155 readersThe Justice Department is reportedly getting close to a settlement with Apple and the “big six” publishers. Last month, the government agency brought charges against the iPad maker, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, Pearson, Penguin, Macmillan and HarperCollins Publishers, alleging collusion in eBook pricing. Reuters has more details about the case: “While negotiations are still fluid, the settlement is expected to

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  E-Book Pricing Settlement Approved Between DOJ and Publishers

  2142 readersBy Publishing Perspectives The New York Times reported that  a federal judge has approved a settlement between the Justice Department and three of the five major publishers in a civil antitrust case that accused the companies of collusion in the pricing of digital books, a decision that could start an e-book price war in the publishing

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  E-Book Pricing Settlement Approved Between DOJ and Publishers

  1972 readersBy Publishing Perspectives The New York Times reported that  a federal judge has approved a settlement between the Justice Department and three of the five major publishers in a civil antitrust case that accused the companies of collusion in the pricing of digital books, a decision that could start an e-book price war in the publishing

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  Apple Ebook Price Fixing Scandal Amplifies: Department of Justice Gets Involved

  1171 readersThe Justice Department could start a lawsuit against Apple on account of those ebook price fixings we’ve heard about. This will be done to settle with the discontent publishers apparently, according to two people familiar with the matter, quoted by Reuters. Involved in this case and investigated are Apple and 5 major publishers: Pearson and Macmillan,

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  Macmillan Settles With DOJ Over Ebook Price-Fixing, Leaving Apple Alone to Face Lawsuit

  389 readers Ending a saga that began in late 2009 when publishers were made aware that Apple was intent on entering the ebook market with its new gadget, the iPad, Macmillan has agreed to settle with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve an alleged case of collusion and price-fixing in the ebook market. Macmillan is one of

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  Mystery in the EU E-Book Price-Fixing Settlement

  523 readers Four major publishers and Apple have agreed to a settlement with the European Commission over the issue of e-book price-fixing. It’s much like the settlement Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster entered into with the Justice Department, so we won’t go into details. There is a mystery here, though: Macmillan and Apple are part of this settlement

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  Macmillan, DOJ: What Does It Mean for Everybody Else?

  70 readers Late last week, Macmillan and the U.S. Department of Justice agreed on a settlement to resolve the issue of alleged collusion and ebook price-fixing between Macmillan, four other U.S. publishers and Apple.   The settlement was basically the same as those signed by HarperCollins, Hachette, Penguin and Simon & Schuster except for two key differences: 1. It allows