Simon & Schuster Settles eBook Antitrust Suit with State AGs

Simon & Schuster, one of the five major book publishers accused in multiple lawsuits of conspiring with Apple to fix eBook prices, has settled the complaint filed by numerous states’ attorneys general, CNET has learned. The terms of the settlement weren’t provided in court documents. A Simon & Schuster spokesman declined to comment.

Last month, Simon & Schuster also settled a complaint by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) as did Lagardere SCA's Hachette Book Group and News Corp.’s HarperCollins.

The move by Simon & Schuster follows similar settlement deals the AGs reached with HarperCollins and Hachette.