Publishers say, the Ministry of justice the move on the surface of apple, punishment, but punishment existing treaty relations and Apple's publishers.

Tencent technology - (Chen Xi) Beijing time on August 8th message, according to foreign media reports, the United States Department of justice alleging Apple manipulation of Digital Library (also known as the "book") August 7th case is still pending, the United States of America, five large publishers through judicial motion that the restrictive measures, the Ministry of justice may make on Apple's prohibition of "agency" the settlement agreement, prior to the publisher and the United States Department of justice will affect, that cause "injury to the publisher".

The Ministry of justice in this case alleging Apple co publishers manipulate digital book prices, in order to weaken the influence of the market manipulation behavior of Amazon, causing the digital book prices from $9.99 to $12.99 to $14.99. But in the so-called "agency", digital book prices by the publisher and non Apple developed, this model is quite different from the Amazon "wholesale and retail business".

On Wednesday submitted judicial motion file, Harper Collins, Landon house, reconciliation and Justice Department five previous publisher says, if the Ministry of justice of the apple to make restrictive measures, which will be in five years to "destroy" the digital publishing industry "agent system".

Publishers say, the Ministry of justice the move on the surface of apple, punishment, but punishment existing treaty relations and Apple's publisher, the settlement agreement also violated the publisher and the United States Department of justice before manipulation case reached.

"The Wall Street journal" reported that, the United States Department of justice against Apple five years new signing digital book sales agreement, is to limit the apple in the digital book market competition.

Last month, the United States judge has ruled the apple exists manipulation, this Friday, the case will hold a hearing, the court will decide whether to adopt the plaintiff issued by the Ministry of justice on apple punishment.

In addition to the digital library, the Justice Department also suggested that the United States government iTunes and AppStore on Apple's strengthening anti-monopoly supervision, the future may be more discourse power, music, TV copyright agencies in the negotiations with apple. As everyone knows, the copyright in digital content negotiation in the traditional market monopoly, Apple has been with superior overbearing.