April 13, 2012
Apple Inc. on Thursday denied the U.S. government's claims that the iPad maker had conspired with five publishers to hike e-book prices, saying its iBookstore had actually promoted competition and allowed publishers to decide how much to charge for their products.
April 11, 2012
The U.S. Department of Justice accused Apple Inc. and five publishers Wednesday of conspiring to hike the price for e-books by changing the sales model for the digital products, and three of the publishers immediately settled with the antitrust watchdog.