Apple denies the allegations of U.S. government, which accuses him of conspiring with some publishers to fix prices of digital books and undermine the dominance of Amazon. Com in this market ... The charge of the Department of Justice "of collusion against Apple simply is not true," said Natalie Kerris, a spokeswoman for the firm at the apple, reports Bloomberg.
The company's digital library, introduced in 2010, has "fostered innovation and competition, breaking the monopoly position of the Amazon on the publishing industry." Following the entry of Apple in the market, "customers have benefited from e-books that are more interactive and engaging," says N.Kerris. "Just as we have allowed developers to fix prices on the App Store, publishers set the prices on the iBookstore".
In its complaint, the U.S. government accuses Apple for facilitating the efforts of publishers to end the competition on retail prices by coordinating their transition to a model called "agency" where publishers set prices. Publishers are referred other that Hachette Book Group, a subsidiary of Lagardère, HarperCollins, MacMillan, Penguin Group, Pearson and Simon & Schuster, CBS affiliate.
The company's digital library, introduced in 2010, has "fostered innovation and competition, breaking the monopoly position of the Amazon on the publishing industry." Following the entry of Apple in the market, "customers have benefited from e-books that are more interactive and engaging," says N.Kerris. "Just as we have allowed developers to fix prices on the App Store, publishers set the prices on the iBookstore".
In its complaint, the U.S. government accuses Apple for facilitating the efforts of publishers to end the competition on retail prices by coordinating their transition to a model called "agency" where publishers set prices. Publishers are referred other that Hachette Book Group, a subsidiary of Lagardère, HarperCollins, MacMillan, Penguin Group, Pearson and Simon & Schuster, CBS affiliate.
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