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Cdesja5 · 01-10-2018, 06:35 PM

CBC News: Competition Bureau reaches settlement with HarperCollins for ebook sales.

Settlement is expected to restore retail price competition for ebooks in Canada.

The Competition Bureau says it has reached an agreement with publisher HarperCollins, which the agency expects will restore retail price competition for ebooks in Canada.

The outcome follows a bureau investigation that concluded an anti-competitive arrangement between HarperCollins and other ebook retailers led to higher prices for Canadian consumers.

The bureau said the consent agreement with HarperCollins follows similar settlements reached with Hachette Book Group, Macmillan Publishers, Simon & Schuster and Apple last January that permit retailers to sell the ebooks they publish at discounts.

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Cdesja5 Wizard Posts: 1,117 Karma: 2094306 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Device: Lots and lots of electronic gadgets...	Canadian Competition Bureau reaches agreement with HarperCollins CBC News: Competition Bureau reaches settlement with HarperCollins for ebook sales. Settlement is expected to restore retail price competition for ebooks in Canada. The Competition Bureau says it has reached an agreement with publisher HarperCollins, which the agency expects will restore retail price competition for ebooks in Canada. The outcome follows a bureau investigation that concluded an anti-competitive arrangement between HarperCollins and other ebook retailers led to higher prices for Canadian consumers. The bureau said the consent agreement with HarperCollins follows similar settlements reached with Hachette Book Group, Macmillan Publishers, Simon & Schuster and Apple last January that permit retailers to sell the ebooks they publish at discounts. Last edited by Cdesja5; 01-10-2018 at 06:37 PM.