At the BookShelf has been following developments in the USA in the government versus Apple (and others) lawsuit. The link below reports on the latest developments in the case.
For more visit:
http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/23/doj-sticks-to-its-guns-in-price-fixing-suit-against-apple-wont-modify-ebook-settlement/
The link below is to an article reporting on the latest news concerning the US Ebook pricing lawsuit.
For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/ebook-pricing-lawsuit-generates-mountain-of-commentary_b52935″
Does Lower Price Mean Lower Quality?
The link below is to an article that discusses the pricing of Kindle books and the corresponding quality of them.
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/reno-charlton/kindle-book-prices_b_1415509.html
The link below is to an article reporting on how some ebook publishers are abandoning Amazon because of Amazon’s cheaper pricing model.
For more visit:
http://www.good.is/post/the-e-book-battles-why-some-publishers-are-abandoning-amazon/
The link below is to an article on the latest news concerning the ebook price fixing scandal under investigation in the USA.
For more visit:
http://mashable.com/2012/04/16/apple-amazon-ebooks/
The links below are to articles reporting on the alleged price fixing scandal in the book industry. The articles incude Apple’s and book publishers responses to the legal action being taken against them.
For more visit:
– http://www.mediabistro.com/ebooknewser/apple-responds-to-ebook-price-fixing-claims_b21915
– http://www.mediabistro.com/ebooknewser/publishers-respond-to-doj-lawsuit_b21859
The link below is to an article reporting on the possibility of price drops for ebooks at Amazon.
For more visit:
http://mashable.com/2012/04/12/amazon-lower-ebook-prices/
Investigation Into Alleged Price Fixing in the USA
The links below are to articles into alleged ebook price fixing involving Apple and various book publishers.
– http://boingboing.net/2012/04/12/apple-publishers-accused-of-p.html
– http://boingboing.net/2012/04/12/antitrust-and-ebooks-regulato.html
The link below is to an article investigating whether ebooks are overpriced or not. Worth a read I think.
For more visit:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57393834-93/go-feds-e-books-are-way-overpriced/
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