December 6, 2011 12:03 pm EDT
Original Link: http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/06/apple-and-major-publishers-investigated-for-e-book-price-rigging/
Apple and major publishers investigated for e-book price fixing
The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation into some of the world's largest publishers following a series of unannounced inspections back in March. Hachette Libre, Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster, Penguin and the German owner of Macmillan are all suspected of "anti-competitive practices" in the way they've sold e-books in Europe, "possibly with the help of Apple." Read on for the full press release.
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