Some Amazon kindle users due e-book refunds
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Yup, was going to bump my thread about that lawsuit. The publishers that have settled are conributing $69m to a fund to refund people who were overcharged, if you purchased any Kindle books you may get between $0.30 and $1.32 back.
Haven't poked through the publishers to figure out a better figure, but at a glance as many as 30 of our ~45 purchases fall under the time frame. Many of our purchases (99% of them for my wife) are from Penguin Publishing though I think, which is deciding to ride along with Apple and go to trial. Maybe we'll get even more back from those since they didn't settle (yet).
Haven't poked through the publishers to figure out a better figure, but at a glance as many as 30 of our ~45 purchases fall under the time frame. Many of our purchases (99% of them for my wife) are from Penguin Publishing though I think, which is deciding to ride along with Apple and go to trial. Maybe we'll get even more back from those since they didn't settle (yet).
I got an email from amazon saying I had been identified as part of the group of customers due refunds. They expect to apply the credit automatically in February 2013 when the settlement is finalized. It will be per book and the exact amount will depend on the final settlement terms. It will be credited to individual accounts and will be available to use on future purchases of kindle books or paper books.
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It isn't only Amazon customers, but B&N and Apple customers also. I haven't gotten an email from Amazon or B&N, but did get one more generic appearing, but was about my iTunes account. Said I was 'pre-qualified' and that a later email would tell me how to 'activate' the claim and credits.
I expect I'll get something from the others at some point along the line.
I expect I'll get something from the others at some point along the line.
rockymtnhigh said:I could get a nice credit. I buy a LOT of kindle books.
Same here.
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Surprised you all who buy lots of Kindle books didn't get the e-mail. It came here on Saturday 10/13.
Dear Kindle Customer,
We have good news. You are entitled to a credit for some of your past e-book purchases as a result of legal settlements between several major e-book publishers and the Attorneys General of most U.S. states and territories, including yours. You do not need to do anything to receive this credit. We will contact you when the credit is applied to your Amazon.com account if the Court approves the settlements in February 2013.
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
In addition to the account credit, the settlements impose limitations on the publishers’ ability to set e-book prices. We think these settlements are a big win for customers and look forward to lowering prices on more Kindle books in the future.
Thank you for being a Kindle customer.
The Amazon Kindle Team
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Benefits from an Attorney General E-books Settlement Fund
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Records indicate that you are eligible for a payment from Settlements reached by the State Attorneys General with E-book publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster. The Settlements resolve an antitrust lawsuit about the price of electronic books (“E-books&rdquo
What the Settlements Provide
The Settlements create a $69 million fund for payments to consumers who purchased qualifying E-books from April 1, 2010 through May 21, 2012. If the Court approves the Settlements, eligible consumers like you will receive automatic credits to your E-reader accounts. The credit can be used on any purchases of E-books or print books. The amount of your payment has been determined based on the qualifying E-book purchases identified by Amazon.com in your E-reader account.
How to Receive your Benefit
Because you are pre-qualified, you do not need to do anything to receive your credit. It will be applied to your account by Amazon.com automatically, and you will receive another email letting you know when it’s available. (If you bought E-books from more than one retailer, you may receive notices with different instructions about whether you will receive a credit or need to file a Claim Form for that retailer. You will have a separate claim for each retailer and you should follow the specific instructions from each one.)
You also have the option to receive a check instead of your credit. You can request a check by calling 1-866-621-4153, or going to the Settlement website listed below, and clicking on the Check Request Option link. Be sure to reference the Settlement ID number found at the bottom of this email. The Settlement website is: www.EBookAGSettlements.com
Your Other Rights
You can choose to exclude yourself from the Settlements and keep your right to sue on your own. If you exclude yourself, you can’t receive any benefits from the Settlements. If you don’t exclude yourself, you can submit objections about the Settlements.
Your written Exclusion Form or objections must be postmarked by December 12, 2012. Please visit the Settlement website for detailed information on how to submit a valid Exclusion Form or objection.
A separate lawsuit against two other publishers and Apple, Inc. continues and is set for a trial in 2013. Your rights in the separate suit are not affected by any action you take in regards to these Settlements.
The Court will hold a hearing on February 8, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. to consider whether to approve the Settlements. You or your own lawyer may ask to appear and speak at the hearing.
I think none who bought kindle books got it. I also got a similar letter from apple about iBooks.
You may wish to check your junk mail folder. I use Outlook and have a folder for all stuff from Amazon and that was correctly filed in that folder.
I know you probably bought many more Kindle books than I did. I only ever bought 4 in the last couple years on my iPAD ap. The last one was No Easy Day.
Anyway, I'm glad I posted it as it has a link you can follow.
Note- I have not followed up on this as I'm sure the credit will be hardly worth my time. I've been the recipient of many class action rewards and they have all been very very tiny.
I know you probably bought many more Kindle books than I did. I only ever bought 4 in the last couple years on my iPAD ap. The last one was No Easy Day.
Anyway, I'm glad I posted it as it has a link you can follow.
Note- I have not followed up on this as I'm sure the credit will be hardly worth my time. I've been the recipient of many class action rewards and they have all been very very tiny.
I got the email from Amazon the other day. I buy a lot of Kindle books but not so much from the major publishing houses. It will be interesting to see what my credit looks like.
