“Apple has begun sending out iTunes Store credits to customers affected by the recently (partially) settled ebook price fixing situation,” Mark Gurman reports for 9to5Mac.
“The lawsuit, which involves companies such as Apple, Amazon, Hachette, Harper Collins, Penguin, Macmillan, and Simon & Schuster, has not been fully settled as Apple recently appealed the ruling in which it was found guilty of conspiring to fix ebook pricing,” Gurman reports. “Regardless, the company has sent out credits.”
Gurman reports, “Amazon began sending out its credits earlier this week.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: It’s absurd that Apple has to do this.
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Absurd indeed! I received a credit for $6.08. Probably not quite as much all all the lawyers involved.
Be nice if I could edit comments.
In the olden days they would have said : Lynch Judge Cote!
Bezos will end up with a court ordered ten billion dollar fine when this is over.
$2.19!!! WoooHooooo, I’m rich!!
U.S. Customers only I’m assuming.
All but 3 of my 80 ebooks were bought via the iBooks store. I won’t give Jeff Bezos a dime of it.
$226.00 – woo hoo! (I read a lot)