Justice Dept. Settles with Three Publishers, Continues Action Against Apple and Two Others

WASHINGTON, DC—April 11, 2012—The Department of Justice announced it has reached a settlement with three of the largest book publishers in the United States—Hachette Book Group (USA), HarperCollins Publishers and Simon & Schuster—and will continue to litigate against Apple Inc. and two other publishers—Holtzbrinck Publishers, which does business as Macmillan, and Penguin Group (USA)—for conspiring to end eBook retailers’ freedom to compete on price, take control of pricing from eBook retailers and substantially increase the prices that consumers pay for eBooks.