We are getting credit for overpriced books

jswinden · 10-13-2012, 12:58 PM

Just received this email from Amazon concerning credit we will get for purchased books based on the settlement between the US DOJ and Hachette, Harper Collins, and Simon & Schuster.

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Dear Kindle Customer,

We have good news. You are entitled to a credit for some of your past e-book purchases as a result of legal settlements between several major e-book publishers and the Attorneys General of most U.S. states and territories, including yours. You do not need to do anything to receive this credit. We will contact you when the credit is applied to your Amazon.com account if the Court approves the settlements in February 2013.

Hachette, Harper Collins, and Simon & Schuster have settled an antitrust lawsuit about e-book prices. Under the proposed settlements, the publishers will provide funds for a credit that will be applied directly to your Amazon.com account. If the Court approves the settlements, the account credit will appear automatically and can be used to purchase Kindle books or print books. While we will not know the amount of your credit until the Court approves the settlements, the Attorneys General estimate that it will range from $0.30 to $1.32 for every eligible Kindle book that you purchased between April 2010 and May 2012. Alternatively, you may request a check in the amount of your credit by following the instructions included in the formal notice of the settlements, set forth below. You can learn more about the settlements here:

www.amazon.com/help/agencyebooksettlements

In addition to the account credit, the settlements impose limitations on the publishers’ ability to set e-book prices. We think these settlements are a big win for customers and look forward to lowering prices on more Kindle books in the future.

Thank you for being a Kindle customer.

The Amazon Kindle Team

xendula · 10-13-2012, 01:06 PM

Cool!

aceflor · 10-13-2012, 01:43 PM

Yes, I got that one too, and this is going to be really nice because I bought lots of kindle books during this period of time !!

twowheels · 10-13-2012, 01:46 PM

Haha. The first paragraph of that is in my phone clipboard as I came here to post the same.

Good news. Curious how much I'll get...

BenG · 10-13-2012, 02:01 PM

Cool, I found it in my junk mail folder.

Jessica Lares · 10-13-2012, 02:03 PM

I don't think I'll get any.

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jswinden · 10-13-2012, 02:04 PM

Yeah I was trying to remember how long ago the infamous price fixing began. I know I bought a lot of books published by Harper Collins and Simon & Schuster, so hopefully I'll get enough to purchase at least a few books for free! I suspect we will only see pennies on the dollar, but who knows.

sparklemotion · 10-13-2012, 02:04 PM

I received it too!

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Originally Posted by aceflor

Yes, I got that one too, and this is going to be really nice because I bought lots of kindle books during this period of time !!

Same here!

jswinden · 10-13-2012, 02:07 PM

Cool that we heard from Amazon. I haven't heard a thing from Sony, B&N, and Apple, and I bought books from their bookstores too, especially Sony's.

Blossom · 10-13-2012, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BenG

Cool, I found it in my junk mail folder.

Same here. I think I should be able get some books out of this. I have about 50 from the 3 publishers bought from Amazon. I haven't counted other stores yet.

JaneD · 10-13-2012, 07:38 PM

I received this too. Very interesting development.

xendula · 10-13-2012, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jswinden

Yeah I was trying to remember how long ago the infamous price fixing began. I know I bought a lot of books published by Harper Collins and Simon & Schuster, so hopefully I'll get enough to purchase at least a few books for free! I suspect we will only see pennies on the dollar, but who knows.

It started when the iPad 1 went live, because of iBooks. April 2010.

FizzyWater · 10-13-2012, 10:18 PM

I got this email too. I think I have about 600 Amazon ebooks...and all but two of them were freebies. I imagine they're sending the email to anyone who has any ebooks, but I'd be really surprised if it turns out either of the two books I bought actually get a refund.

I doubt either one of them was an Agency book. I remember I bought one by accident (thought it was free, but it wasn't). The other one was a $1.99 book I couldn't find anywhere else.

GA Russell · 10-13-2012, 11:01 PM

I have about 250 Kindle books, all of them freebies. I did not receive the email.

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10-13-2012, 01:06 PM	#2
xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	Cool!

10-13-2012, 01:43 PM	#3
aceflor Wizard Posts: 3,472 Karma: 48036360 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: where the sun lives, or so they say Device: Pocketbook Era, Pocketbook Inkpad 4, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Scribe	Yes, I got that one too, and this is going to be really nice because I bought lots of kindle books during this period of time !!

10-13-2012, 01:46 PM	#4
twowheels Wizard Posts: 1,855 Karma: 13432974 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kobo Clara HD, iPad Pro 10", iPhone 15 Pro, Boox Note Max	Haha. The first paragraph of that is in my phone clipboard as I came here to post the same. Good news. Curious how much I'll get...

10-13-2012, 02:01 PM	#5
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	Cool, I found it in my junk mail folder.

10-13-2012, 02:03 PM	#6
Jessica Lares Wizard Posts: 2,240 Karma: 5759170 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA Device: iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th gen)	I don't think I'll get any. .

10-13-2012, 02:04 PM	#7
jswinden Nameless Being	Yeah I was trying to remember how long ago the infamous price fixing began. I know I bought a lot of books published by Harper Collins and Simon & Schuster, so hopefully I'll get enough to purchase at least a few books for free! I suspect we will only see pennies on the dollar, but who knows.

10-13-2012, 02:07 PM	#9
jswinden Nameless Being	Cool that we heard from Amazon. I haven't heard a thing from Sony, B&N, and Apple, and I bought books from their bookstores too, especially Sony's.

10-13-2012, 07:38 PM	#11
JaneD Addict Posts: 324 Karma: 1057749 Join Date: May 2010 Location: LA, CA Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2013	I received this too. Very interesting development.

10-13-2012, 10:18 PM	#13
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	I got this email too. I think I have about 600 Amazon ebooks...and all but two of them were freebies. I imagine they're sending the email to anyone who has any ebooks, but I'd be really surprised if it turns out either of the two books I bought actually get a refund. I doubt either one of them was an Agency book. I remember I bought one by accident (thought it was free, but it wasn't). The other one was a $1.99 book I couldn't find anywhere else.

10-13-2012, 11:01 PM	#14
GA Russell Ticats/Als, Riders/Lions Posts: 7,717 Karma: 31487351 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	I have about 250 Kindle books, all of them freebies. I did not receive the email.