Don’t make Amazon a monopoly

Google is likely the next major tech target of US and EU trust-busters after the US Justice Department sued Apple for illegally colluding with publishers in the e-book market, legal experts said.In an industry in which companies can soar to near-monopoly positions in a few years, justice authorities on both sides of the Atlantic will keep pursuing tech giants as they fight to defend their market positions, they said.

(Reuters) - Apple Inc and publishers Pearson and Macmilla

By TechCrunch: By Ingrid Lunden

By Michael K. Dawson: Google (GOOG) and Amazon (AMZN) were both in the news this week. Google announced earnings and redefined the definition of a stock split. Normally stock splits are good news for investors. There were ecstatic tweets galore when the news hit. The enthusiasm turned to confusion and eventually shareholder disappointment as the move became better understood.

Apple's Steve Jobs played a key role in a price-fixing plan with five e-book publishers, federal and state officials say in antitrust lawsuits.WASHINGTON — Former Apple Inc.

Donald Marron submits:A few months ago, I noted that Amazon (AMZN) and book publishers were tussling over the pricing of electronic books. Amazon had originally acquired e-books using a wholesale pricing model.

(Reuters) - Apple Inc and publishers Pearson and Macmillan are reluctant to agree to terms sought by U.S.