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Amazon-Agency pricing deals now under investigation

August 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · publishing news

The WSJ are reporting that Connecticut State Attorney General is investigating the Agency 5 contracts signed by Amazon a few months ago. The attorney general said an initial review by his office found that e-book prices offered by Amazon and Apple, as well as Borders Group Inc. and Barnes & Noble Inc., for several best-sellers [...]

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Amazon Strikes Book-Pricing Deals with Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins

March 31st, 2010 · 1 Comment · ebookstore news

From the Wall Street Journal: Two major book publishers have struck new electronic-book pricing deals with Amazon.com Inc., just days before the launch of Apple Inc.’s much anticipated iPad tablet device. The agreements, with CBS Corp.’s Simon & Schuster and News Corp.’s HarperCollins Publishers, will enable both publishers to set their own e-book prices. The [...]

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