DOJ still missing mark, but manages to hit B&N hard
Paul Oliver
The aftermath of last week’s capitulation by three of the five major publishers has had at least one solid effect: Barnes & Noble took a 17% hit on its stock.… Read more »
The aftermath of last week’s capitulation by three of the five major publishers has had at least one solid effect: Barnes & Noble took a 17% hit on its stock.… Read more »
The book industry was abuzz yesterday with discussion of the decision by the Department of Justice to sue five of the Big Six publishers for their effort to stop Amazon.com.… Read more »
The other shoe has dropped: As expected but still stupefying nonetheless, the Department of Justice yesterday, in an announcement made by Attorney General Eric Holder no less, said that it… Read more »
Days after the Authors Guild and the American Booksellers Association (ABA) announced their support for the agency pricing model devised by five of the Big Six publishers and Apple —… Read more »
America’s indie booksellers — as represented by their trade group, the American Booksellers Association (ABA) — have informed the Department of Justice (DOJ) that they support the method chosen by… 1 / Read more »
The European Union’s competition commissioner, who last year opened an investigation into Apple’s dealings with HarperCollins, Hachette, Simon & Schuster, Penguin and Macmillan that was similar to the one launched… 1 / Read more »
Salman Rushdie has lashed out at the U.S. Department of Justice — although not at terribly great length or depth. On his Twitter feed on Sunday, Rushdie wrote “Anyone who… 1 / Read more »
The Department of Justice’s confounding lawsuit against five of the Big Six publishing companies and Apple, Inc. for price-collusion has been widely regarded as a “out of the frying pan… 6 / Read more »
Here’s an angle to the DOJ vs. Apple and the publishers story that you probably didn’t see coming: “To make a small dent in Apple, the Department of Justice will… Read more »
As faithful readers and attendees of my various talks know I have for years now been saying that the publishing industry had a very simple way to stop Amazon.com’s predatory… 3 / Read more »