Amazon is accused of 'collusion with a major publisher to raise the price of e-books'
Amazon, which develops the e-book platform '
Amazon, a Longtime E-Book Discounter, Is Accused of Driving Up the Price of E-Books --WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-a-longtime-e-book-discounter-is-accused-of-driving-up-the-price-of-e-books-11610748615
Amazon.com and'Big Five' publishers accused of ebook price-fixing | Ebooks | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jan/15/amazoncom-and-big-five-publishers-accused-of-ebook-price-fixing
New lawsuit accuses Amazon of e-book price fixing --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/17/22234684/new-lawsuit-accuses-amazon-e-book-price-fixing
Hagens Berman, a Seattle law firm, filed a class action against Amazon in the Federal District Court of New York on January 14, 2021. The content of the lawsuit is lower than Amazon.com on retail platforms other than Amazon.com, based on what Amazon and Penguin Random House , Hachette Livre , HarperCollins , McMillan , Simon & Schuster call ' best of luck ' It is said that the price of e-books was intentionally raised by signing a contract prohibiting the sale of e-books at a price.
According to the complaint, more than 50% of US printed books and almost 90% of e-books are sold on Amazon.com, and Amazon's price fixing has a huge impact on the entire e-book market. I will.
Hagens Berman said, 'The agreement passed between Amazon and the five major publishers is an unfair trade restriction, hindering price competition and allowing consumers to buy e-books from the five major publishers through e-book retailers competing with Amazon. It will force you to pay too much when you do it. Unless Amazon and the five major publishers break this contract, the harm will not survive and diminish, 'he said, violating the anti-trust law . Insisted.
When IT news site The Verge asked Amazon and the five major publishers for comment, Amazon and Penguin Random House refused to respond, and there was no response from other publishers.
In 2012, Hagens Berman filed a class action lawsuit against the same five major publishers as Apple, claiming that it was 'conspired by Apple to break the control of the e-book market by Amazon.' .. The case was lost by Apple in 2015 and the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal in 2016. In the end, Apple will pay a settlement of $ 450 million (about 51 billion yen at the rate at that time).
Apple pays compensation of about 51 billion yen, Supreme Court dismisses appeal by price fixing of e-book --GIGAZINE
By J. Byerly
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