US regulators demand clamp down on Apple e-book contracts

I made a lot of impulse Kindle purchases during the phase when so many books were $9.99. I’ve never bought an iBook… whenever possible, I buy via Kindle instead, as a consumerist means of protesting Apple’s meddling with the price of books.

US regulators have called for Apple to be forced to cancel certain e-book contracts with major publishers.

They added Apple should be hit with a five-year ban on entering distribution contracts deemed anti-competitive. —BBC News.

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