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 Livre drops ebook prices on 2000 titles
In France, Hachette Livre has dropped the retail prices for ebooks to the level of the paperback editions of approximately 2000 literary titles published in hardback, reports the Bookseller. According...
Hachette Livre sells ebook distribution business
Hachette Livre has sold the ebook distribution platform that it acquired in 2008, reports the Bookseller. The publisher sold the Numilog platform to its founder and CEO Denis Zwirn earlier...
EU Competition Commission to investigate Apple agency pricing agreements
The European Union (EU) Competition Commission has launched a formal antitrust investigation into agency pricing agreements for ebooks between Apple and five major international publishers. The commission said in a...