E-Book Buyers to Start Receiving Credits on Tuesday as Part of Apple Price Fixing Settlement
Source: Mac Rumors
Starting on Tuesday, June 21, U.S. customers who purchased e-books from Apple and other retailers like Amazon and Barnes & Noble will begin receiving payouts from the $450 million settlement Apple agreed to pay after being found guilty of conspiring to fix the prices of e-books.
Customers will be receiving a $6.93 credit for each book that was a New York Times bestseller, and a $1.57 credit for other e-books. Customers eligible for credits include those who purchased e-books between April 1, 2010 and May 21, 2012.
Attorneys say the process is uniquely simple for consumers -- credits will be automatically sent directly into the accounts of consumers at major book retailers, including Amazon.com Inc., Barnes & Noble Inc., Kobo Inc. and Apple. Retailers will issue emails and put the credits in the accounts simultaneously.
If e-book purchasers requested a check in lieu of a credit, they will receive a check. If purchasers received a credit during the first round of distribution of publisher settlements, and they did not opt out, they will automatically receive a credit.
Read more: http://www.macrumors.com/2016/06/20/apple-price-fixing-ebook-credits/
herding cats
(19,564 posts)I'm looking forward to my many $6.93 & $1.57 credits.
Freddie
(9,259 posts)E-books are my "secret" vice, and I'm not killing any trees.
herding cats
(19,564 posts)I'm usually a voracious reader. Not as much these past few years, but back then I was for sure!
$48 just landed in my Amazon account for this. Do not know which books it covered, but I bought quite a few eBooks during that period of time, many on sale.
herding cats
(19,564 posts)Two more e-book vendors to go!
sakabatou
(42,148 posts)BumRushDaShow
(128,844 posts)Was checking and I bought 10 ebooks during that period...
herding cats
(19,564 posts)Many were New York Times best sellers.
I'm gonna bank!
BumRushDaShow
(128,844 posts)I have a pile beyond those dates and the rest have been coming from free public domain sites like Guttenberg.
emulatorloo
(44,116 posts)Codeine
(25,586 posts)Many of them were on sale, however. Those may not count.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)... Adding about $8.50 to my account because of this.