Showing posts with label Justice Department. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Justice Department. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Author Groups Try to Block Quad-LSC Communications Merger Based on Antitrust Concerns - Book Business Insider

Panzer was just tootling around minding his own kitty business when he heard howling and growling coming from outside the Panzermobile. Following all the hubbub our kitty boy found himself at the Book Business Insiter site. With a little digging around he found a post about the Quad-LSC Communications merger.

The only time bigger is better is with cats.
According to D. Eadward Tree*, the Authors Guild, PEN America and Open Markets Institute have joined together to protest the merger of Quad and LSC Communications. The three have submitted a letter to the Justice Department detailing the adverse effects such a monopoly would inflict on the printing industry. The merger would allow the new Quad-LSC Communications merged company to determine pricing in the printing market for magazines and mass market books with no competition. There's a link included in the post to the letter submitted to the Justice Department.

Panzer says, "This little kitty thinks, if this merger goes through and printing costs go up, the cost of magazines and books will go up. That will mean more magazines and books will have to go online to save money."

Note: This is a l-o-n-g post. Bring two cups of tea and three muffins for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Quad LSC Communications merger


*If you read the author bio at the end of the post, you'll discover this is a pen name.

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Apple Asks Court For Reversal

Finally! Maybe I can get a nap now.
Yaay! Panzer can hardly believe his luck. He was digging around at Publisher's Weekly today and found something besides the Amazon-Hachette dispute in the news there.

According to a post by Andrew Albanese, Apple has asked the Second Circuit Court to reverse the decision of Apple's price-fixing conviction by Judge Cote. Apple argues that the Department of Justice (DoJ) got their information all wrong and Judge Cote made the wrong decision.

Panzer says, "Hmmm. So everybody is wrong except Apple. Interesting defense."

If you want to read Apple's argument to the court, tootle over to Apple pleads for reversal

Sunday, April 22, 2012

The Big 6, the Agency Model and A Newbie's Guide to Publishing

Panzer sent me over to J.A. Konrath's blog to have me check out Joe Konrath's take on the Big 6 and the Justice Department's little dustup.

Joe does a great job of giving you a complete layout of what's going on between the Big 6 and the JD with an aside about Amazon. He explains the Agency Model, the Big 6's take on it, and an Author's rate on an ebook sale under both.

Whether you're a Konrath fan or not, Panzer wants you to tootle over to  A Newbie's Guide to Publishing and read Joe's opinion on the issue.

Come on back and let Panzer know what you think.

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