E-book publishers at the moment are being investigated within the US, not only Europe

Just two days after the eu Commission announced that it was investigating Apple and major international publishers for possible e-book price fixing , the united states Justice Department has made it clear that it also includes launching a probe into the opportunity of “anticompetitive practices involving e-book sales.” Although Justice Department officials didn’t name which companies they’re looking into, it is very likely that they are specializing in the identical agreements between publishers and the most important e-book platform owners — either Apple or Amazon or both.

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