I woke up yesterday to a very interesting email from Amazon: With all the lawsuits going on between companies, the  e-book case went flying under the radar. Well, in my opinion at least. So what exactly is this case about? According to the email I got from Amazon:
“Hachette, Harper Collins, and Simon & Schuster have settled an antitrust lawsuit about e-book prices. Under the proposed settlements, the publishers will provide funds for a credit that will be applied directly to your Amazon.com account. If the Court approves the settlements, the account credit will appear automatically and can be used to purchase Kindle books or print books. While we will not know the amount of your credit until the Court approves the settlements, the Attorneys General estimate that it will range from $0.30 to $1.32 for every eligible Kindle book that you purchased between April 2010 and May 2012. Alternatively, you may request a check in the amount of your credit by following the instructions included in the formal notice of the settlements, set forth below. You can learn more about the settlements here: www.amazon.com/help/agencyebooksettlements“
Well there you go. If you got an email from Amazon, you should be getting some Amazon credit. It is also worth mentioning that if you are a resident of the state of Michigan, you are excluded from this settlement. Why, you ask? The answer is simple; The Attorney General of Minnesota chose not to participate in the settlements, therefore, residents are excluded.
So if you are an Amazon e-book reader and got this email, let us know if you indeed got credit and how much?
