Apple, publishers offer e-book pricing concessions to avoid antitrust suit

Looking to avoid an antitrust suit from the European Union, Apple and four publishers have offered concessions to retailers, including Amazon.com, that would allow them to sell e-books at a discounted rate for two years.

Katie Marsal 13 years ago 18

App Store, iTunes & iBook stores redesigned & improved in iOS 6

Apple's three digital storefronts will see significant changes with the launch of iOS 6, including new looks and new functionality for the App Store, iTunes Store, and iBookstore.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 15

Briefly: Simon & Schuster settles; 9M Galaxy S III preorders; 10.1" Kindle Fire

Publisher Simon & Schuster has settled an e-book antitrust lawsuit brought by attorneys general from 29 states in the U.S., while a new report claims Samsung achieved nine million preorders for its Galaxy S III smartphone. Also, a rumor claims Amazon is suspending plans for an 8.9-inch Kindle Fire in favor of a 10.1-inch model due out later this year.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 81

Apple's ebook price-fixing court battle spills into Canada

A Canadian class-action lawsuit alleging that Apple and its partner ebook publishers colluded to artificially inflate the price of content offered through the iBookstore was given the go ahead to launch on Friday.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 51

Apple seeks trial over DoJ price fixing allegations

Apple on Wednesday rose to challenge the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit over alleged ebook price fixing, asking for a trial at the first hearing in Manhattan federal court since the DoJ's filing last week.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 18

Apple denies DoJ allegations of collusion, says it broke up Amazon monopoly

Apple has spoken out against the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit filed against the company earlier this week, noting that the launch of its iBookstore actually broke "Amazon's monopolistic grip on the publishing industry."

Josh Ong 14 years ago 102

DoJ seen as unlikely to win antitrust e-book suit against Apple

Experts who have reviewed the U.S. Department of Justice antitrust case against Apple over alleged price fixing of e-books believe that the government will likely lose.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 114

Australian government may also sue Apple over e-book pricing

The Australian government has begun urging retailers with concerns about e-book price fixing to file formal complaints, as it considers its own lawsuit against Apple and book publishers.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 64

DoJ: Apple considered 'illegally dividing the digital content world with Amazon'

In its newly filed lawsuit against Apple, the U.S. Department of Justice asserts that the iPad maker considered a content partnership with Amazon that would have allowed Apple to "own" digital delivery of audio and video.

Slash Lane 14 years ago 95

US government files antitrust suit against Apple over e-book pricing [u]

An antitrust suit accusing Apple and a number of book publishers of price fixing and collusion was filed by the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday [updated].

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 251

DoJ suit against Apple over e-book pricing may arrive this week

The U.S. Department of Justice is readying an antitrust suit against Apple over alleged e-book price fixing and could launch the complaint as early as Wednesday, a new report claims.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 40

Apple, others challenged to make digital textbooks a reality in five years

Apple along with a number of tech industry leaders, took part in a discussion on Thursday to explore how a joint effort backed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission and Department of Education can implement digital textbooks in the nation's K-12 public schools.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 54

'Harry Potter' gains e-book treatment, but no deal yet for Apple's iBookstore

The bestselling "Harry Potter" series is now available in e-book form from many of the top digital storefronts, with one glaring exception: Apple's iBookstore.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 61

Apple ridicules ebook pricing conspiracy theory of class action lawsuit filing

Apple has asked that a class action lawsuit claiming the company conspired with book publishers to raise the price of ebooks be thrown out, stating that the plaintiffs' arguments didn't make sense and that "this allegation just strings together antitrust buzzwords."

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 53

DoJ reportedly planning antitrust suit against Apple, publishers over e-books

The U.S. Department of Justice is readying a lawsuit against Apple and five major publishers over alleged price fixing of e-books, according to a new report.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 98

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