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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Amazon Demanded Same Terms From Publishers For Which Apple is Now On Trial

It turns out that Apple isn’t the only major e-book retailer that demands “most favored nation” agreements from publishers.
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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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Here’s the DOJ’s E-Book-Pricing Case Against Apple (Slide Deck)

As the trial opens, the government lays out evidence that it says shows Apple conspired with publishers to fix prices.
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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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Penguin to Settle in E-Book Dispute

Pearson PLC’s book publishing business, Penguin Group, has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a dispute in the U.S. over the way it priced electronic books, drawing to a close an investigation into the publishing industry’s e-book pricing tactics.