Got an email today from Amazon. Apparently Minnesota residents
will be getting a credit also as there was a separate class action & settlement for us.
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You do not need to do anything to receive this credit. If the Court approves the settlements in December 2013 and there is no appeal, a credit will appear automatically in your Amazon.com account that can be used to purchase Kindle books or print books. We will contact you when the credit is applied to your account. While we will not know the amount of your credit until the Court approves the settlements, it is estimated that it will range from $0.93 to $3.82 for every eligible Kindle book that you purchased. To be eligible, you must have a Minnesota billing address and must have purchased a Kindle book published by Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Penguin or Macmillan between April 1, 2010 and May 21, 2012. These publishers will provide the funds for the settlements. If you would like to receive a check instead of an account credit, you may follow the instructions included in the formal notice of the settlements, set forth below. You can learn more about the settlements at www.amazon.com/help/agencyebooksettlements
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Also in the email is a link to a general FAQ Amazon has up about the settlements...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...02550_32264410
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How much will my credit be? While we will not know the amount of the credit until the Court approves the settlements, it is estimated that it will range from $0.73 to $3.06 for every eligible Kindle book that was purchased between April 2010 and May 2012 by Kindle customers who do not live in Minnesota. The Attorneys General and Plaintiff Class estimate that the credit for Minnesota residents will range from $0.93 to $3.82.For more information, please visit www.EbookAGSettlements.com.
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I got an email about this last year; why am I getting a new one? Why didn't I get my credit already? Last fall we notified eligible customers about settlements by Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster. Since then, the two other defendant publishers, Macmillan and Penguin, have settled the same claims. The Court and the Attorneys General have decided to distribute the credits all at once. This delayed distribution of the settlement funds, but increased the amount of the credit you will receive.
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When will I receive this credit? Several of the settlements have already been approved; the more recent proposed settlements are still subject to court approval. A hearing on the settlements will be held on December 6, 2013. If the Court approves the settlements and no one appeals, the credits should be available beginning in January 2014. When the Attorneys General and Plaintiff Class notify us that the settlements are final, we will automatically apply the credit to the accounts of eligible customers and send another email notifying them that the credit is available.
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