Judge orders mediation in ebook price-fixing suit
In the US, judge Denise Cote has ordered that all the parties involved in an ebook price-fixing case instigated by Australian software company DNAML against Apple and the five ‘agency...
Australian software company’s suit against Apple and publishers to go ahead
In the US, judge Denise Cote has refused to dismiss an antitrust suit filed by Australian ebook software company DNAML against Apple and the five ‘agency publishers’ Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon...
Judge makes two key decisions in Apple ebook pricing case
In the US, Judge Denise Cote has made two key rulings in the damages phase of Apple’s ebook pricing case, reports Publishers Weekly. In the first ruling, the judge has...
Australian ebook company among retailers suing Apple and publishers over agency pricing
Australian ebook company DNAML is one of three retailers that have filed legal action against Apple and the five major publishers that were involved in the Department of Justice’s agency...
Kobo challenge delays implementation of ebook agency-pricing agreement in Canada
The implementation of an agreement between the Competition Bureau of Canada and Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan and Simon & Schuster regarding the use of agency pricing for ebooks has been delayed...
Canadian regulators reach agency-pricing agreement with major publishers
The Competition Bureau of Canada has reached an agreement with Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan and Simon & Schuster that will limit the publishers’ use of agency pricing for ebooks, reports Digital...
More than 23 million consumer accounts to receive ebook payments in the US
In the US, the owners of more than 23 million consumer accounts have been notified that they are eligible to receive payments from the settlements reached by publishers in their...
Penguin to avoid trial after settling ebook pricing cases with states and consumers
In the US, Penguin will not participate as a defendant in the Department of Justice’s long-awaited ebook pricing trial after reaching a settlement in the ebook pricing case with US...
Macmillan settles US states’ ebook pricing case, consumer class action
Following its recent announcement that it would settle with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) over its anti-trust lawsuit relating to ebook pricing, Macmillan US has agreed to settle a...
US judge approves ebook settlement payments to consumers
US judge Denise Cote has approved a settlement that will involve Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster paying close to US$70 million (A$67 million) as part of a case regarding ebook...
EU Competition Commission reaches agreement with Apple, publishers in agency pricing investigation
The European Union Competition Commission has reached agreements with Apple and four publishers that will involve the parties modifying or terminating their agency pricing agreements. However, the Bookseller reports that it...
Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster to pay in preliminary ruling in US court case
In the US, a settlement has been granted preliminary approval that will involve Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster paying a combined amount of almost $70 million as part of...
Hachette, HarperCollins and S&S to pay US$69 million to consumers if ebook settlement approved
In the US, consumers who purchased ebooks from Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster between 1 April 2010 and 21 May 2012 will receive a share of approximately US$69 million (A$67.5...
ABA, B&N brief accepted in DOJ case
In the US, federal judge Denise Cote has granted a motion by the American Booksellers Association (ABA) and Barnes & Noble to file a ‘friend of the court’ brief as...
Date set for US ebook anti-trust case
In the US, federal judge Denise Cote has set 3 June, 2013, as the start date for the Department of Justice (DOJ) anti-trust case against Apple, Penguin and Macmillan, reports...
ACCC ‘aware’ of international developments in ebook pricing investigations
A spokesperson for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has told Bookseller+Publisher that the commission is ‘aware of the developments in other jurisdictions concerning ebooks publishing and pricing’, in...
Quote of the week
‘We understood that the shift to agency would be very costly to Penguin and its shareholders in the short-term, but we reasoned that the prevention of a monopoly in the...
Apple, four publishers, to settle in EU antitrust case
As reported by the Bookseller, Apple and four publishers under investigation by the EU Competition Commission regarding ebook pricing have made proposals to ‘reach an early resolution of the case’,...
Apple, Macmillan, Penguin to fight DOJ conspiracy charge in court
As reported overnight by Publishers Lunch, three US publishers have reached a settlement agreement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), after the DOJ formally filed an anti-trust lawsuit against...