Business Week reports that the United States Dept. of Justice has confirmed that it is investigating the pricing of electronic books to look at whether there was improper collusion by Apple and publishers to prevent discounting. This comes after the EU announced on Tuesday that it is investigating possible anticompetitive practices between Apple and five major publishers, including France's Hachette Livre, German-owned Macmillan, U.K. publisher Penguin, and U.S.-based Harper Collins and Simon & Schuster.
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