Thread: Library E-Book Lending Poses Rising Problem for Publishing Industry
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Old 07-30-2019, 10:32 AM   #76
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Originally Posted by pwalker8 View Post
It was a win/win because Apple didn't think they did anything wrong. They basically did the same thing with music. The publishers did get caught colluding, but Apple simply said, hey if you want to set the price, that's fine with us, just don't sell it to someone else for less, a fairly standard clause for such deals.

The decision caused major damage because Apple finally said, screw it, we are just going to stick with servicing existing Apple customers and not push the ebook store, thus removing a major competitor from the ebook market. Major win for Amazon, which is why they worked with the DOJ to make it happen that way.
Sure, believe it all you want. If Apple seriously didn't think they did anything wrong, then why did they try to hide it so well?
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