Justice Department formally charges Apple, big five publishers in e-book price fixing case (update)

The Justice Department has formally decided to sue Apple, Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillian, Penguin and Simon & Schuster over alleged e-book price-rigging. Apple and Macmillian have already denied any wrongdoing, saying that the agreements were enhancing competition in an industry previously dominated by Amazon. The case centers around a deal to switch to agency pricing, where the vendor takes a 30 percent cut of each sale rather than the wholesale model which allows stores to sell books at rock-bottom prices. It was previously believed that the publishers had cut back-room deals with the Government agency after bowing to pressure to withdraw Cupertino's "favored nation" status. If successful, the DoJ will allow Amazon and Barnes and Noble amongst others to return to the wholesale model to sell best-sellers at a loss, something that the big five are desperate to avoid, and will look to fight the battle in court.

Update: The PDF of the DoJ's filing is now available online -- it makes for fascinating reading.

Update 2: Bloomberg is now reporting that Simon & Schuster, Lagardère SCA's Hachette Book Group and HarperCollins have settled with the DoJ over unspecified terms. Hasty!

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Down the road, LHS students reflect on their experiences at states and how the club will help them later in life. Their FBLA team was age and experience-diverse.
Senior and FBLA President Zachary Fitzgerald has participated in state conferences all four years of high school and is excited to use his new-found knowledge he gained through the group when he goes to college and eventually picks a career.
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Senior Dylan Houser was the third member of the LHS club to travel to Greensboro, and took away some insight after his first time competing at the state level.
Luper and the her FBLA trio thought the session about learning to buy a car was one of the most practical sections of the trip and most enjoyable. Students were shown what type of questions to ask when deciding to get a loan for a car at the bank and what factors are important to consider.
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Three Lincolnton High School FBLA students also competed in Greensboro.

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