

Through an array of concisely rendered, instructive examples from law and history, Sagers explores the public backlash to the Apple case as a "microcosm" of the broader political and societal dilemmas that have effectively hamstrung modern antitrust enforcement.

And virtually everyone thought that Amazon, the supposed victim of the conspiracy, was the real threat. Those on the right saw the case as unwarranted government intrusion. Important: Ship your Mac for repair within 30 days. Save up to 80 versus print by going digital with VitalSource. After you’ve contacted Apple for service, you’ll receive a kit that contains everything you need to return your Mac to Apple. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for United States v. Critics on the left excused the conspiracy as "the last stand" of an embattled publishing industry. Apple: Competition in America is written by Chris Sagers and published by Harvard University Press. But what made the case remarkable, Sagers writes, was the public's reaction to it. On the facts, the case against Apple wasn't close, according to Sagers: the evidence "overwhelmingly" established that Apple and five major publishers had conspired to eliminate price competition from the nascent e-book market.

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law professor Sagers uses the 2012 Apple e-book price-fixing case to explore opposing attitudes toward antitrust policy in his persuasively argued debut.
