US sues Apple, publishers over electronic books

By Little Apple:The United States Government has filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Apple (AAPL) and several publishers:

1. In the case of Apple and five major book publishers, the government claims that collusive behavior led to higher e-book prices for consumers, and the participants are being charged with price-fixing.

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.

The Justice Department and several states have sued Apple Inc. and major book publishers, alleging a conspiracy to raise the price of electronic books that Attorney General Eric Holder says cost consumers millions of dollars.

The Justice Department and attorney generals from 16 states sued Apple Inc.

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