(Lev Grossman writes about books here on Wednesdays. Subscribe to his RSS feed.) This week I’m posting from the road, “the road” meaning San Francisco, where I’m touring to promote the release of my most recent novel in paperback. One already feels like an anachronism, writing novels in the age of what-ever-this-is-the-age-of, but touring to promote [...] full story ![]()
The company that publishes books under the Macmillan imprint has agreed to allow discounting of its electronic books as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over price-fixing in the fast-growing e-book market. Under the terms of the proposed settlement, Holtzbrinck Publishers will immediately lift discounting restrictions and will be prohibited from...
macworld.com (3 months and 11 days ago)
Apple responded to Justice Department accusations it conspired with publishers to push up electronic book prices, saying it negotiated with a number of publishing companies separately and crafted different agreements with each.
mercurynews.com (6 days ago)

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple CEO Tim Cook has been ordered to testify in a New York court case the Justice Department brought against the company over the pricing of e-books for consumers. Federal Judge Denise Cote on Wednesday granted a government request to depose Apple Inc.’s chief executive. The government sued Apple last spring, saying the technology giant conspired with five...
time.com (2 months and 9 days ago)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc responded to Justice Department accusations it conspired with publishers to push up electronic book prices, saying it negotiated with a number of publishing companies separately and crafted different agreements with each.
reuters.com (6 days ago)
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc responded to Justice Department accusations it conspired with publishers to push up electronic book prices, saying it negotiated with a number of publishing companies separately and crafted different agreements with each. U.S. authorities have termed Apple a go-between among several publishing houses who had long wanted to...
yahoo.com (6 days ago)
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc responded to Justice Department accusations it conspired with publishers to push up electronic book prices, saying it negotiated with a number of publishing companies separately and crafted different agreements with each. U.S. authorities have termed Apple a go-between among several publishing houses who had long wanted to...
huffingtonpost.com (6 days ago)
Brad Heath reported on how the Justice Department decides who gets locked up.
usatoday.com (1 month and 9 days ago)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it is settling with publisher Macmillan as part of a wide-ranging antitrust case in which the government accused the largest U.S. book publishers of conspiring to raise e-book prices.
reuters.com (3 months and 12 days ago)
In the category of dubious achievements, the Justice Department is now a back-to-back winner of the Rosemary Award, a distinction given by the National Security Archive annually to a public agency whose performance on transparency and openness is downright dismal. Read full article >>
washingtonpost.com (2 months and 8 days ago)
The United States Justice Department recently filed documents in its case against Apple and book publishers accusing Apple of helping to facilitate the collusion that led to alleged fixing of eBook prices. Apple has denied the DoJ’s allegations in a new response, however, claiming that book publishers had already colluded to fix eBook prices before Apple even launched its...
yahoo.com (5 days ago)
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