Startup Oyster signs big publishers for e-bookstore
Subscription e-book service Oyster announced Wednesday it has signed all five major publishers for its new US online bookstore, a move which could ramp up competition against Amazon.
Subscription e-book service Oyster announced Wednesday it has signed all five major publishers for its new US online bookstore, a move which could ramp up competition against Amazon.
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Apr 8, 2015
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A US judge signed off on Apple's $450 million legal deal to compensate consumers harmed by an illegal price-fixing conspiracy for electronic books.
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Nov 22, 2014
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Hachette Book Group defended itself Sunday against accusations of pushing up prices for e-books amid a simmering dispute with online retail giant Amazon.
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Aug 11, 2014
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Germany's book industry said Tuesday it had complained to the country's competition watchdog about Internet giant Amazon, accusing it of using "blackmail" to gain discounts from publishers.
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Jun 24, 2014
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Some Amazon.com Inc. e-book customers received credits Tuesday as part of the $166 million price-fixing settlement five book publishers reached with the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Mar 26, 2014
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A US appeals court on Monday shot down Apple's bid to derail a court-ordered monitor in its e-book price-fixing case.
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Feb 10, 2014
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The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal appeals court Friday to let a monitor continue reviewing Apple's antitrust policies over the company's objections.
Business
Jan 24, 2014
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A federal appeals court judge has temporarily suspended the work of a court-appointed monitor assigned to make sure Apple Inc. has safeguards in place to comply with antitrust laws.
Business
Jan 22, 2014
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A federal judge Thursday rejected Apple's request for more time to comply with a ruling on e-book price-fixing, while chastising the company for failing to cooperate with a court-appointed monitor.
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Jan 16, 2014
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Open Access publishing has no negative effect on book sales, and increases online usage and discovery considerably.
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Oct 25, 2013
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