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The 2010s were supposed to bring the ebook revolution. The alleged conspiracy came as apple was preparing to launch the ipad and called for apple to be guaranteed a 30 percent commission on each e book it sold, the lawsuit said. Mar 23, 2020 the seattle law firm that in 2011 was first to file suit against apple and five major publishers for fixing e book prices has a new target. Amazon on march 19, lawyers from hagens berman sobol. Doj files ebook pricefixing lawsuit against apple, publishers. Us sues apple, book publishers over ebook pricing econsultancy. Apple, book publishers fa ce ebook antitrust lawsuit. Lawsuit filed against apple and book publishers over illegal. Michael cader, the creator of publishers lunch, an industry publication, said there were multiple ways of interpreting what had happened to ebook prices since the start of apples ibookstore. Department of justice yesterday, with charges that they have conspired to fix prices on ebooks. Apr 11, 2012 this week, the united states justice department filed a lawsuit against apple and several book publishers, alleging they had colluded to raise e book prices after launching the ipad.
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