Justice dept. investigates e-book industry over price fixing, Apple's involved too

Ever wonder why ebooks have gotten so expensive. For a time it seemed cheaper to purchase a virtual copy of a book rather than buy the paperback edition or the more expensive hardback edition. For those who thrive on collecting novels and shoving them into a library, the $30 price for a hardback may be worth every penny. The cheaper paperback version could be deemed collectible, but typically these are purchased, read, and then traded in at a used book store for something else.

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