The Apple iBooks Origin Story

In the beginning, Steve Jobs wasn’t even interested.
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Apple’s Cue Says Publishers Pushed for Higher E-Book Prices

The man the Department of Justice calls the “chief ringleader” of Apple’s alleged conspiracy to raise e-book prices finally takes the stand in the government’s price-fixing case against Apple.
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Apple’s E-Book Market Share Is Bigger Than You Think

The head of Apple’s iBookstore says Apple has captured 20 percent of the U.S. e-book market.
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Is Steve Jobs Message a Smoking Gun in Apple E-Book Case?

Apple may not have been quite as indifferent to publishers’ deals with Amazon as it professes to be.
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Apple Says Differences in Publisher Deals Belie E-Book Conspiracy Charges

Straightforward, above-board dealings or clever obfuscation? Another one for the judge to decide.
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Apple Accuses DOJ of Unfairly Twisting Steve Jobs’s Words

“There’s something inherently unfair and uncomfortable about placing such reliance on the out-of-court statements of someone who’s not here to explain them or place them into context.”
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Apple Says DOJ Is Trying to “Reverse Engineer a Conspiracy” in E-Books Case

“Sometimes the government just gets it wrong.”
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Apple CEO Tim Cook: “The E-Book Case to Me Is Bizarre”

And that’s why Apple is taking the DOJ to the mat.
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Apple Starts E-Book Trial Monday at a Disadvantage

Apple heads to a U.S. federal court Monday to face civil accusations that it conspired with five publishers to drive up the price of electronic books in the weeks leading up to the 2010 introduction of the iPad.

Judge in E-Book Pricing Case Thinks Apple’s Going Down; Apple Begs to Differ

“Apple fundamentally disagrees with the judge’s preliminary comments.”
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FCC Approves T-Mobile, MetroPCS Deal