June 18, 2013
A Barnes & Noble Inc. executive testified Tuesday in New York that the retailer considered implementing a business model that would have let publishers raise digital book prices before Apple Inc. did so, supporting Apple's defense in the final week of an antitrust trial over alleged e-book price-fixing.
June 17, 2013
Apple Senior Vice President Eddy Cue on Monday continued to defend e-book contracts he negotiated with top U.S. publishers, which the government claims were reached through illegal collusion, but conceded during an antitrust trial in New York that he was aware prices on some digital books would increase because of the deals.
June 13, 2013
Apple Senior Vice President Eddy Cue on Thursday denied accusations that he conspired with U.S. publishers to raise e-book retail prices prior to the 2010 launch of iBookstore, testifying during an antitrust trial in New York that he believed Apple's entry into the market expanded consumers' selection of digital books.
June 12, 2013
The former CEO of Hachette Book Group Inc. testified Wednesday that he expected other U.S. publishers to raise retail prices on their digital books after signing distribution deals with Apple Inc., as a trial over alleged e-book price-fixing continued in New York.
June 11, 2013
Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs was willing to let publishers set higher prices for digital books in the company's iBookstore as long as publishers obtained similar terms with rival retailer Amazon.com Inc., according to an email shown Tuesday during an antitrust trial.
June 10, 2013
News Corp. subsidiary HarperCollins Publishers LLC sought an e-book deal with Apple Inc. that raised the price of digital books because Rupert Murdoch wanted to "screw" Amazon.com Inc., a U.S. Department of Justice attorney suggested Monday as an antitrust trial against Apple continued in New York.
June 06, 2013
An Amazon.com Inc. executive testified Thursday in New York that U.S. publishers undertook a "coordinated effort" to have the retailer cede control over e-book pricing immediately following the launch of the iPad in 2010, as the first week of the government's antitrust trial against Apple Inc. concluded.
June 05, 2013
Simon & Schuster Inc.'s top executive indicated Wednesday at an antitrust trial in New York that U.S. publishers used price-matching provisions in e-book distribution contracts with Apple Inc. to push for higher prices with Apple's rival retailers like Amazon.com Inc.
June 04, 2013
Penguin Group USA CEO David Shanks testified Tuesday that he spoke with another publisher while contemplating an e-book distribution deal with Apple Inc., but gave conflicting views on whether Apple helped the industry set higher prices for digital books during the second day of an antitrust trial in New York.
June 03, 2013
Before launching its iBookstore, Apple Inc. conspired with U.S. publishers to set increased prices on e-books to combat aggressive pricing on Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle e-reader, government attorneys told a New York judge on Monday to open a highly anticipated antitrust trial.