Despite the hordes of critics who have verbally assaulted Amazon for its greed in the Hachette dispute, an article for Forbes today demonstrated the outcome of the current contract negotiation holds a certain percentage of Amazon's revenue in the balance. How much is that revenue? Around eleven million dollars. As in, 0.014% of its total $78billion business. Apple was … [Read more...] about Forbes: Amazon Dispute Not About Money
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Apple Gives Away an eBook a Day
While readers struggle to find new content in the wake of the Amazon-Hachette dispute, Apple has been faithfully supplying those titles at a discount to its customers. Now, Apple is taking it a step further by highlighting new titles with a daily ebook giveaway which will run from now through June 29th. The titles, which are debut authors' works spanning a variety of genres, … [Read more...] about Apple Gives Away an eBook a Day
Apple Settles Out of Court in $840M Lawsuit
In the ongoing and tension-filled proceedings against Apple for its role in an anti-trust investigation and resulting lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice and multiple states' attorney general, the company has fought back at nearly every turn. Some have questioned whether this was more a matter of principle than anything else, as the attorneys' fees alone have to have … [Read more...] about Apple Settles Out of Court in $840M Lawsuit
Apple Request to Delay Damages Trial Rejected by Appeals Court
In the ongoing legal battles involving Apple over antitrust violations in an ebook price fixing case, it seems the technology giant just can't catch a break. Between rulings against the company for its involvement with colluding with most of the Big Five publishers, to having an outsider officer appointed to oversee its operations, it feels like every time Apple sees a … [Read more...] about Apple Request to Delay Damages Trial Rejected by Appeals Court
Coker: Publishers Are Disposable to Amazon
Smashwords' CEO and founder Mark Coker has written an in-depth look at the battle raging between Amazon and one of the Big Five publishers, Hachette Book Group. The battle over contract terms has seen Amazon raise the price of Hachette titles while directly offering consumers a cheaper alternative title, the out-of-stock notices that inform readers they'll have to wait an … [Read more...] about Coker: Publishers Are Disposable to Amazon
UK Rules eBooks Aren’t Books as Far as Taxation Is Concerned
There's no relief in sight for UK readers, as Parliament declared that there was no good reason or means to reduce the outrageous 20% VAT on ebooks. While their print counterparts enjoy a zero-percent tax--like many state and local governments in the US who feel that book purchasing should be supported--ebooks are still treated in much the same way as a software download and … [Read more...] about UK Rules eBooks Aren’t Books as Far as Taxation Is Concerned
Consumer Protection Attorneys File Anti-Trust Suit Against Google
News came out this week that Hagens Berman, the same Seattle-based law firm that initiated the class action lawsuits against Apple for its role in the anti-trust violations and price fixing collusion with the now-Big Five publishers, has filed a suit against Google, alleging anti-trust violations that led the search engine and tech powerhouse to hold an illegal monopoly in … [Read more...] about Consumer Protection Attorneys File Anti-Trust Suit Against Google
Small Legal Victory for Apple’s Antitrust Battle
Apple's attorneys have managed to pull off a minor legal victory in what has become almost laughably a war against Apple. On the grounds that Judge Denise Cote's decision to move forward with the classification and damages phases of the trial on going case, Apple managed to win a stay by the three-judge panel of the Second Circuit court, at least for now. Essentially, the … [Read more...] about Small Legal Victory for Apple’s Antitrust Battle
Apple Requests Stay in Proceedings
After a lengthy court battle over ebook price fixing and collusion with several of the Big Five publishers, Apple's legal drama is far from over. Apple has now requested a stay of all proceedings while waiting for the appeals on two rulings handed down last month by Judge Denise Cote. The trial and subsequent proceedings have not gone well for the tech giant, with Apple's … [Read more...] about Apple Requests Stay in Proceedings
New Plaintiffs Come on Board Against Apple for eBook Price Fixing
Apple is still waiting for the final decision from Judge Denise Cote in the ebook price fixing scandal, entered into with five of the then-Big Six publishers in order to drive out some of Amazon's market share. While the publishers settled out of court, Apple wasn't so lucky. The final damages in the suit--which certain provisions under the law could cause to come in at almost … [Read more...] about New Plaintiffs Come on Board Against Apple for eBook Price Fixing
Court Appointed Babysitter for Apple in DOJ Case
As part of the terms in the ongoing proceedings against Apple in an ebook price fixing anti-trust lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice, Judge Denise Cote ordered an external monitor to ensure that Apple did not enter into any further collusion that would fall under the scope of the investigation. The appointment of Michael Bromwich as the person charged with overseeing … [Read more...] about Court Appointed Babysitter for Apple in DOJ Case
New $840M Claim Against Apple for eBook Price Fixing
A US judge is still in the process of handling the DOJ lawsuit against Apple--along with five of the then-Big Six publishers--for conspiring to raise the price of ebooks in order to impact the market share that Amazon held over the industry. The outcome, which included settlements from most of the publishers seeking to avoid lengthy and costly court battles as well as a guilty … [Read more...] about New $840M Claim Against Apple for eBook Price Fixing
Efforts to Intervene in Disbursement of Refunds in DOJ, Publisher Suit
Late last week, Judge Denise Cote, the judge who has presided over the Department of Justice lawsuit against Apple and five of the then-Big Six publishers, approved the terms of the settlements with the publishers, meaning the doors have finally been opened for the money to begin making its way back to the consumers who overpaid for ebooks. But one person has been working to … [Read more...] about Efforts to Intervene in Disbursement of Refunds in DOJ, Publisher Suit
Price Fixing Monitor Blasted by Apple for Legal Fee Extortion
The Justice Department came down hard on Apple for the agency pricing model where it established they colluded with major publishers to create a fixed price for digital books. When everything was all said and done the court appointed a monitor to insure Apple was complying with the antitrust settlement. Today, Apple is blasting the monitor that is charging them $1,100 per hour … [Read more...] about Price Fixing Monitor Blasted by Apple for Legal Fee Extortion