Apple, Publishers, Agency Model, Justice Department

[tangor]

The Justice Department has warned Apple Inc. and five of the biggest U.S. publishers that it plans to sue them for allegedly colluding to raise the price of electronic books, according to people familiar with the matter.

Apple persuaded publishers to change how they price their e-books before the late Steve Jobs introduced the iPad in 2010.

Several of the parties have held talks to settle the antitrust case and head off a potentially damaging court battle, these people said. If successful, such a settlement could have wide-ranging repercussions for the industry, potentially leading to cheaper e-books for consumers. However, not every publisher is in settlement discussions.

[online.wsj.com...]
Of note to those of us publishing ebooks.

[outland88]

It will be interesting to see how this pans out. I've always thought there was some collusion going on. Apple and Amazon seem to be attempting to corner the market and I always wondered how they might be doing it.