Amazon Preempts Victory Over Apple By SLASHING E-Book Prices
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is in love with the $9.99 price point. The company has notoriously taken hits on e-book sales in order to gain market share, and the strategy worked so well in the past that major...
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Disney Selling Off Book Unit
Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) is going to be selling its Hyperion unit to Hachette Book Group. Hyperion is the adult imprint owned by Disney Publishing Worldwide. In the deal, Hyperion is going to be...
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Disney Sells Hyperion Books as Publishing Industry Consolidates
Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) is reportedly selling its Hyperion book unit for an undisclosed amount to Hachette Book Group, which is owned by Lagardere. Like many book publishers, Hyperion has struggled...
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Here Is Apple’s Antitrust Punishment
Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) long-running battle with the U.S. Department of Justice over its proposed antitrust remedies is finally over now that Judge Denise Cote has issued an injunction against Apple,...
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Amazon Hands Out Refunds Over Apple E-Book Pricing Scandal
Earlier this week Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) began issuing credits to Kindle customers after reaching settlements with major publishers over the e-book pricing scandal orchestrated by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) to...
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Things Are Going Better For Apple’s Antitrust Monitor
Source: Thinkstock Relations between Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and its court-appointed antitrust monitor Michael Bromwich seem to be improving since the company was denied a request to halt Bromwich’s work...
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What Apple’s E-Book Settlement Means for the Publishing Industry
Source: Thinkstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has reached a settlement in its e-book pricing lawsuit, hopefully closing an episode that will get the publishing industry to think about how it wants to proceed...
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Apple Takes Advantage of Fight Between Amazon and Hachette
Source: Thinkstock Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), in the midst of its battle with Lagardere‘s (LGDDF.PK) Hachette, has decided that it doesn’t want to stock titles from the publisher. Meanwhile, Apple’s...
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Court Approves Apple’s E-Books Settlement Amid Ongoing Price Disputes
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A federal judge has granted Apple preliminary approval of its offer to pay $450 million to settle with consumers who alleged that they were harmed by the illegal e-book...
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Size of Payout to E-Books Customers Hinges on Apple’s Appeal
Consumers that were allegedly harmed by Apple’s illegal e-book price-fixing conspiracy may finally be getting their money. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote recently granted Apple final approval of its...
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