Everything You Need To Know About The Great E-book Price War

Everything You Need To Know About eBook Price War
View of a Kindle reader --which will be sold in 299 Reais (150 dolars) for the Brazilian market-- in Sao Paulo, Brazil on March 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Yasuyoshi CHIBA (Photo credit should read YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)
View of a Kindle reader --which will be sold in 299 Reais (150 dolars) for the Brazilian market-- in Sao Paulo, Brazil on March 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Yasuyoshi CHIBA (Photo credit should read YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

Closing arguments for the Department of Justice’s antitrust suit against Apple concluded last week, although U.S. District Judge Denise Cote is not expected to reach a decision for another couple of months. If you’ve found the case difficult to follow, you’re not alone. Still it’s worth getting a handle on the basics because the suit — or, more precisely, the business deals behind it — have changed book publishing in significant ways. Furthermore, Judge Cote’s decision could have impact well beyond the book industry.

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