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Chapter & Verse Growth in e-book sales slows in 2012
The number of e-books sold last year grew by 43 percent, but that's a fairly small increase compared to the triple-digit increases of past years.
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Chapter & Verse DOJ calls Apple the 'ringmaster' in e-book price-fixing as trial looms
DOJ says Apple pressured publishers, while Apple denies the allegations.
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Chapter & Verse Hachette makes e-books available to libraries
Hachette, a longtime holdout among America's "big six" publishers, will make its full e-book catalog available to nonprofit public libraries and school libraries across the nation on May 8th.
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Chapter & Verse Apple CEO may testify in price-fixing case
Internet superpower Apple has been embroiled in a legal suit against the US Department of Justice since April 2012. Five publishers were accused along with Apple, but as of February, they have all settled with the DOJ.
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Chapter & Verse Three indie bookstores file lawsuit against Amazon and Big Six publishers
The stores charge that secret agreements made between the publishers and Amazon give Amazon the advantage in selling e-books, but some industry observers find flaws in their logic.
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Horizons Macmillan settles e-book dispute with the Department of Justice
Macmillan has settled an antitrust lawsuit with the Department of Justice. The DOJ claimed Macmillan, along with Apple and other e-book publishers, were conspiring to raise prices.
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Chapter & Verse Bookish, a new website for readers by three major publishers, launches
Bookish, which lets users find recommendations based on their favorite titles, and features exclusive content from authors like Elizabeth Gilbert, was created by publishers Simon & Schuster, Penguin, and Hachette Book Group. Bookish lets users create an account and add titles to their digital 'shelf.'
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Chapter & Verse DOJ reaches settlement with Penguin over e-book price fixing
If the settlement is approved, Macmillan and Apple will be the lone defendants in the government’s suit.
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Chapter & Verse Amazon wins an e-book fight in Europe
European Union regulators ended an antitrust probe into e-book prices after Apple and other publishers offered to abandon the possibility of pricing agreements that would have hindered Amazon selling e-books more cheaply than their rivals.
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Chapter & Verse Apple agreement with the European Union would allow lower Amazon e-book prices
The deal – which would end an antitrust investigation targeted at Apple's e-book pricing in Europe and allow Amazon to sell e-books more cheaply – is good news for Amazon but bad news for publishers.
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Chapter & Verse Amazon may offer refunds on e-book purchases
Amazon has announced it will give Kindle owners refunds on past e-book purchases if a settlement with publishers accused of fixing prices is approved.
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Chapter & Verse 'The Casual Vacancy' e-book suffers technical problems
Some readers were upset by the font size of early releases of the e-book version of 'The Casual Vacancy,' in addition to concerns about its price.
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Chapter & Verse So low, so fast: E-book prices drop following settlement
Just four days after a federal judge approved a settlement in the e-books price fixing case, HarperCollins has already started discounts.
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Chapter & Verse Judge approves a settlement between DOJ and publishers in landmark opinion
Will the court's decision trigger an e-book price war?
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Chapter & Verse Apple blasts the DOJ's proposed e-book price settlement
Apple called the DOJ's proposed settlement to the e-book price fixing case 'fundamentally unfair, unlawful, and unprecedented.'
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Chapter & Verse DOJ defends its Apple lawsuit
After public complaints by Sen. Charles Schumer and others, the DOJ says it's not wavering in its lawsuit against Apple and five major US publishers.
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Chapter & Verse Schumer challenges DOJ on e-book lawsuit
Sen. Charles Schumer wrote in an op-ed that the Department of Justice's lawsuit could 'wipe out the publishing industry as we know it.'
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E-book battle: Libraries, publishers square off on pricing
E-book publishers are worried about profits shrinking if libraries go digital, and they're hiking e-book prices. Stretched thin by lean budgets, libraries are slow to embrace digital content. Can the two sides reach a solution?
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Barnes and Noble stock soars on Microsoft team-up
Barnes and Noble stock went zooming following an infusion of money from Microsoft to create a subsidiary for Barnes & Noble's e-book and college textbook businesses.
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Chapter & Verse Apple will fight the DOJ
Apple wants the anti-trust case filed against it by the DOJ to be decided 'on the merits.'
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Horizons What the e-book scandal means for Apple
Apple is under fire from the DOJ. So how will the next few months shake out for the tech giant?
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Horizons Apple, five major publishers accused of e-book collusion by DOJ
On Wednesday, the Department of Justice filed a complaint in US District Court against Apple and a group of publishers. Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster have agreed to settle. The rest will probably fight on.
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Inside US lawsuit: How Apple, publishers allegedly brought Amazon to heel
US antitrust lawyers filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc. and two publishers, alleging they conspired to inflate the price of e-books, at an estimated cost to readers of $100 million.
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E-books price-fixing suit hits Apple. Will readers get compensated?
E-books price fixing by Apple and several large book publishers forced consumers to pay an extra $2 to $3 extra per e-book, law-enforcement officials say. But the long-term impact on e-book prices is not clear.
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Chapter & Verse Right pricing e-books: Is the government actually discouraging competition?
Authors Guild President Scott Turow charges in an open letter about e-book pricing: “Our government may be on the verge of killing real competition in order to save the appearance of competition.”
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