An email from late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs to then CEO of News Corp. James Murdoch suggests the Cupertino company was looking to set the price of e-books sold through the iBookstore at rates higher than market leader Amazon, says the U.S. Department of Justice. First mentioned by the Justice Department court filings for its [...]
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DOJ: Email from Steve Jobs implies Apple wanted to create falsely inflated e-book pricing
Posted by Gary on May 16, 2013
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Email reveals e-book talk between Steve Jobs, James Murdoch
Posted by Gary on May 16, 2013
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Indicates Apple was pushing for prices higher than Amazon US Department of Justice filings in the e-book price-fixing case against Apple reveal an exchange between former Apple CEO Steve Jobs and News Corporation/HarperCollins’ James Murdoch, notes AllThingsD. In the course of a Jobs-penned email, which dates back to January 2010, the CEO explains why Apple [...]
DOJ says Apple responsible for setting up, executing e-book price fixing
Posted by Gary on May 15, 2013
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In a set of court filings made public on Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice calls Apple out for being a facilitator in the supposed collusion with major publishers to fix e-book prices, while the Cupertino company denies the allegations, instead saying it drafted separate consumer-friendly agreements with each. Both sides handed in pages of [...]
Apple’s Cook may testify in ongoing DoJ e-book lawsuit
Posted by Gary on March 9, 2013
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Apple CEO Tim Cook may give testimony in the U.S. Justice Department’s suit against the Cupertino company, which alleges that collusion with major publishing houses led to the false inflation of e-book prices in the iBookstore. The report, which comes from Bloomberg, notes presiding Judge Denise Cote set a telephone conference for March 13 after [...]
Notes from Steve Jobs’ biographer will not be used in DoJ e-book case against Apple
Posted by Gary on March 6, 2013
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The U.S. Department of Justice decided last week that it would not incorporate notes taken by Apple cofounder Steve Jobs’ biographer into its antitrust case, which is targeting the Cupertino company over alleged e-book price fixing.According to court documents uncovered by PaidContent on Tuesday, notes written by “Steve Jobs” author Walter Isaacson during his time [...]
Apple fined in Beijing court over ebook sales
Posted by Gary on December 29, 2012
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Apple was ordered by a Beijing court on Thursday to pay a total of 1.03 million yuan ($165,000) for selling unlicensed ebooks, according to a report by China’s official Xinhua news agency. The Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court ruled the money must be paid to eight Chinese writers and two companies, who said they [...]
Penguin to settle e-book price fixing allegations with DoJ
Posted by Gary on December 19, 2012
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Book publisher Penguin on Tuesday proposed a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice regarding an ongoing antitrust investigation related to e-book price fixing, which leaves only Apple and Macmillan as remaining defendants. The U.S. Justice Department confirmed in a statement that the Pearson Plc.-owned Penguin Group has proposed and filed a settlement in New [...]
DC Comics announces sweeping ebook push
Posted by Gary on November 9, 2012
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DC Comics has finally announced a major initiative to bring its new comic book releases to ebook platforms on the same day they are released in physical form. So instead of rushing to your local spot for all things superhero, you will now be able to tap a couple buttons to have all the newest [...]