Macmillan has signed up with the other significant US marketers in deciding the e-book price solving judge action, registered by the Division of Rights, making Apple organization to battle the situation alone.
The judge action claims that Apple organization conspired with Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillian, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin to avoid suppliers like Amazon from decreasing the costs of e-books.
Three of the marketers instantly resolved with the DoJ, when the fit was registered in Apr 2012, but Penguin, Macmillan and Apple organization had promised to battle the accusations in judge.
Penguin caved in and resolved in Dec and now Macmillan has also produced, declaring the cost of dropping the situation could have put it out of business.
The judge action claims that Apple organization conspired with Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillian, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin to avoid suppliers like Amazon from decreasing the costs of e-books.
Three of the marketers instantly resolved with the DoJ, when the fit was registered in Apr 2012, but Penguin, Macmillan and Apple organization had promised to battle the accusations in judge.
Penguin caved in and resolved in Dec and now Macmillan has also produced, declaring the cost of dropping the situation could have put it out of business.
Macmillan, possessed by In german organization Holtzbrinck, said the decision was made "because the potential charges became too high to risk even the likelihood of an undesirable result."
The agreement will "immediately allow suppliers to lower the costs customers pay for Macmillan's e-books," DoJ attorney Jamillia Ferris said.
With Macmillan out of the image, Apple organization must now decide whether to adhere to its weapons and battle the situation alone, or believe the fact a agreement with the DoJ, which programs to continue its lawsuits against the organization.
