Justice Dept. Settles with Three Publishers, Continues Action Against Apple and Two Others

The ongoing litigation against Apple, Macmillan and Penguin seeks to restore price competition among eBook retailers in the sale of the litigating publishers’ eBooks. Under the existing agency agreements, Macmillan and Penguin prohibit eBook retailers from exercising any pricing discretion on their titles, and Apple is freed from any price competition with other retailers in selling those eBooks.