Earlier this year, the Justice Department in the USA launched an investigation against Apple and the big six publishers. The authorities were looking into the entire Agency model, where the publishers collectively determined the price on the digital content. Most of the publishers settled out of court, while Apple, Macmillian, and Penguin continue to fight. The European Union … [Read more...] about EU Receives a Settlement Offer from Apple and Top Publishers
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US Justice Department Files Lawsuit against Apple and Top Publishers while others Settle in Court
The US Justice Department have officially filed a massive lawsuit against Hachette, HarperCollins, Apple, Macmillan, Penguin and Simon & Schuster. It has been an ongoing saga that these companies all participated in an eBook price fixing collusion scheme to combat Amazon. Macmillian, Penguin and Apple will continue to fight the case in New York, while Simon & Schuster, … [Read more...] about US Justice Department Files Lawsuit against Apple and Top Publishers while others Settle in Court
Smashwords adopts an Agency Model for eBooks
On Wednesday December 1st in an epic Blog Post, Smashwords founder Mark Coker outlined his business moving into an agency model for eBook pricing. We can't help but wonder if it is best for customers. As of Wednesday publishers and authors will now be the people sole determining the price of eBooks under this new business model and increased the royalties distributed per … [Read more...] about Smashwords adopts an Agency Model for eBooks