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Apple, publishers sued for price fixing

Technology Aug. 14, 2011 - 05:16AM JST ( 4 )

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skipbeatAug. 15, 2011 - 02:46AM JST

As a potential e-book buyer, Apple and the publishers are the reason that I don't buy e-books as I would like to. In many cases, e-books cost the same as a paperback/hardcover on sale. Buying a used copy or a brand new book(discounted) off of Amazon is better than paying what Apple and the publisher wants for e-books.

It doesn't cost the publishers more money to published e-books formats. E-books purchases have also increased significantly over the last couple of years due to the popularity of the Kindle and yet the prices of e-books have not been competitive.
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JeffLeeAug. 16, 2011 - 07:24AM JST

This is why I chose Kindle -- it's more consumer friendly. The savings from printing, transportation and other costs should be passed on to the consumer. Apple sucks!
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Elbuda MexicanoAug. 18, 2011 - 08:54PM JST

Ok! But what exactly is Kindle??
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Motaz AbumathkourDec. 10, 2011 - 01:39PM JST

@Elbuda Mexicano

Kindle in an e-book reader made by amazon