Bookselling This Week - Fair Trade Practices

ABA Opposes Closed Generic Domains

dave — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:24:24 +0000

ABA has submitted public comments to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to oppose the selling of closed generic TLDs, which would allow companies to secure exclusive rights to domains such as .read or .author.

Bookstores to Receive Swipe Fee Notice of Settlement

dave — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:09:12 +0000

ABA bookstore members should expect to receive a settlement notice soon as part of the proposed class-action settlement of a federal antitrust lawsuit over rapidly rising Visa and MasterCard credit card swipe fees. ABA is currently working with a coalition of trade associations and companies to gather information as to the best course of action for members.

Macmillan Settles DOJ E-Book Pricing Suit

rosemary — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:57:20 +0000

On Friday, February 8, Macmillan became the final publisher to agree to a settlement of the e-book agency model pricing suit brought by the Department of Justice against Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin, Simon & Schuster, and Apple in April 2012.

Penguin and DOJ Reach E-Book Pricing Settlement

dave — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:04:10 +0000

The Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that it had reached a settlement with Penguin Group (USA) in the antitrust suit brought in April against Apple and five major publishers with agency model pricing for e-books.

Retailers to Appeal Preliminary Ruling in Proposed Interchange Settlement

dave — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:28:43 +0000

On December 3, a majority of named class plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal to challenge a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York that grants preliminary approval to a proposed settlement of a long-standing antitrust class action filed by merchants against Visa, MasterCard, and the largest banks.

Despite Opposition, Judge Grants Preliminary Approval to Swipe Fee Deal

dave — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:08:32 +0000

A U.S. District Court judge has granted preliminary approval to a proposed class-action settlement of a federal antitrust lawsuit over rapidly rising Visa and MasterCard credit card swipe fees despite opposition from 10 of the 19 named plaintiffs.

Retail Groups Submit Brief Opposing Swipe Fee Settlement

dave — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:18:57 +0000

On November 1, 20 retailers and trade groups, including the American Booksellers Association, the National Association of College Stores, and the National Retail Federation, asked a judge to reject a proposed class-action settlement of a federal antitrust lawsuit over skyrocketing Visa and MasterCard credit card swipe fees.

Penguin Offers New Business Model for Indies

rosemary — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:05:11 +0000

Beginning January 1, 2013, Penguin Group USA will be offering independent bricks-and-mortar full-service bookstores a unique partnership opportunity to increase sales and profits and reduce returns for both frontlist and backlist titles.

Majority of Plaintiffs Oppose Swipe Fee Settlement

dave — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:46:56 +0000

Late last week, 10 of the 19 named class plaintiffs representing the class of all merchants announced their opposition to the proposed $7.25 billion settlement of a federal antitrust lawsuit over skyrocketing Visa and MasterCard credit card swipe fees.

Judge Issues Preliminary Approval of States’ $69 Million E-Book Settlement

dave — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:30:15 +0000

This week, U.S. District Judge Denise Cote issued an order preliminarily approving the e-book pricing settlements between 49 states and Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster.