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L. Gordon Crovitz, Columnist, The Wall Street Journal in Media on April 23 at 5:01 am PT
The 30 percent revenue-share model is Apple’s standard practice, not, as alleged by the government, the product of a conspiracy. Whether it’s news, games, apps or books, Apple’s position is the same.
Peter Kafka in Media on April 17 at 6:01 am PT
The start-up says it uses artificial intelligence to sort out the best Web news stories for you. But it wants a human to help out, anyway.
Chad Bray and Brent Kendall in Media on April 11 at 7:39 am PT
The U.S. filed an antitrust lawsuit Wednesday against Apple Inc. and five of the nation’s largest publishers, alleging they conspired to limit competition for the pricing of e-books.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 10 at 6:00 am PT
Starting today, Amazon is letting developers in its Appstore sell digital content and subscriptions within their apps, and has confirmed that it will take a standard 30 percent cut of revenue.
Thomas Catan and Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg in News on March 7 at 9:07 pm PT
The Justice Department has warned Apple Inc. and five of the biggest U.S. publishers that it plans to sue them for allegedly colluding to raise the price of electronic books, according to people familiar with the matter.
Peter Kafka in Media on January 19 at 6:25 am PT
At a special event in New York City, Apple rolls out a new textbook initiative and the partnerships to support it.
Peter Kafka in Media on December 14, 2011 at 5:00 am PT
You know those “recommended” links at the bottom of this post? Turns out that’s a huge business.
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Thomas Catan, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 7, 2011 at 11:01 am PT
The U.S. Justice Department confirmed Wednesday that it is conducting an antitrust investigation into the pricing of electronic books, the latest antitrust watchdog to probe whether there was improper collusion by publishers and Apple Inc. to prevent discounting.
