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The Resource United States v. Apple : competition in America, Chris Sagers

United States v. Apple : competition in America, Chris Sagers

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"One of the most followed antitrust cases of recent times--United States v. Apple--reveals a missed truth: what Americans most fear is competition itself. In 2012 the Department of Justice accused Apple and five book publishers of conspiring to fix e-book prices. The evidence overwhelmingly showed an unadorned price-fixing conspiracy that cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. Yet before, during, and after the trial millions of Americans sided with the defendants. Pundits on the left and right condemned the government for its decision to sue, decrying Amazon's market share, railing against a new high-tech economy, and rallying to defend beloved authors and publishers. For many, Amazon was the one that should have been put on trial. But why? One fact went unrecognized and unreckoned with: in practice, Americans have long been ambivalent about competition. Chris Sagers, a renowned antitrust expert, meticulously pulls apart the misunderstandings and exaggerations that industries as diverse as mom-and-pop grocers and producers of cast-iron sewer pipes have cited to justify colluding to forestall competition. In each of these cases, antitrust law, a time-honored vehicle to promote competition, is put on the defensive. Herein lies the real insight of United States v. Apple. If we desire competition as a policy, we must make peace with its sometimes rough consequences. As bruising as markets in their ordinary operation often seem, letting market forces play out has almost always benefited the consumer. United States v. Apple shows why supporting cases that protect price competition, even when doing so hurts some of us, is crucial if antitrust law is to protect and maintain markets"--Provided by the publisher
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
viii, 325 pages
Contents
  • Introduction: A case bigger than it seemed
  • Part I. Policy as prologue: The great generalization
  • In the first ships: competition as a concept and its special role in American history
  • And yet, uncertainty: the long shadows of the American methodenstreit
  • Uncertainty of another kind: coping with capitalism through association and self-help
  • Tensions of the latter day and some unexpected skepticism
  • Competition as a living policy, circa 2019
  • Part II. The ebooks case: The old business of books
  • Bookselling and the birth of Amazon
  • Publishers, booksellers, and the oldest problem in the world
  • Price fixing in books
  • Content and the digital transition in historical context
  • The promise and threat of electronic books
  • How electronic books came to be, and what it would mean for the Apple case
  • Google Books
  • The Kindle
  • The ebooks conspiracy
  • Part III. Competition and its many regrets: The long agony of antitrust
  • So are books, after all, special? Is anything?
  • The virtues of vertical and entry for its own sake
  • Amazon
  • The threat to writers and the threat to cultural values
  • The creeping profusion of externalities
  • Conclusion: Real ironies
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9780674972216
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United States v. Apple : competition in America
Title
United States v. Apple
Title remainder
competition in America
Statement of responsibility
Chris Sagers
Title variation
United States versus Apple
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"One of the most followed antitrust cases of recent times--United States v. Apple--reveals a missed truth: what Americans most fear is competition itself. In 2012 the Department of Justice accused Apple and five book publishers of conspiring to fix e-book prices. The evidence overwhelmingly showed an unadorned price-fixing conspiracy that cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. Yet before, during, and after the trial millions of Americans sided with the defendants. Pundits on the left and right condemned the government for its decision to sue, decrying Amazon's market share, railing against a new high-tech economy, and rallying to defend beloved authors and publishers. For many, Amazon was the one that should have been put on trial. But why? One fact went unrecognized and unreckoned with: in practice, Americans have long been ambivalent about competition. Chris Sagers, a renowned antitrust expert, meticulously pulls apart the misunderstandings and exaggerations that industries as diverse as mom-and-pop grocers and producers of cast-iron sewer pipes have cited to justify colluding to forestall competition. In each of these cases, antitrust law, a time-honored vehicle to promote competition, is put on the defensive. Herein lies the real insight of United States v. Apple. If we desire competition as a policy, we must make peace with its sometimes rough consequences. As bruising as markets in their ordinary operation often seem, letting market forces play out has almost always benefited the consumer. United States v. Apple shows why supporting cases that protect price competition, even when doing so hurts some of us, is crucial if antitrust law is to protect and maintain markets"--Provided by the publisher
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1970-
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Sagers, Christopher L.
Index
index present
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non fiction
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  • Apple Inc
  • Price fixing
  • Restraint of trade
  • Antitrust law
  • Publishers and publishing
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United States v. Apple : competition in America, Chris Sagers
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents
Introduction: A case bigger than it seemed -- Part I. Policy as prologue: The great generalization -- In the first ships: competition as a concept and its special role in American history -- And yet, uncertainty: the long shadows of the American methodenstreit -- Uncertainty of another kind: coping with capitalism through association and self-help -- Tensions of the latter day and some unexpected skepticism -- Competition as a living policy, circa 2019 -- Part II. The ebooks case: The old business of books -- Bookselling and the birth of Amazon -- Publishers, booksellers, and the oldest problem in the world -- Price fixing in books -- Content and the digital transition in historical context -- The promise and threat of electronic books -- How electronic books came to be, and what it would mean for the Apple case -- Google Books -- The Kindle -- The ebooks conspiracy -- Part III. Competition and its many regrets: The long agony of antitrust -- So are books, after all, special? Is anything? -- The virtues of vertical and entry for its own sake -- Amazon -- The threat to writers and the threat to cultural values -- The creeping profusion of externalities -- Conclusion: Real ironies
Control code
on1090279803
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
viii, 325 pages
Isbn
9780674972216
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1090279803
Label
United States v. Apple : competition in America, Chris Sagers
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: A case bigger than it seemed -- Part I. Policy as prologue: The great generalization -- In the first ships: competition as a concept and its special role in American history -- And yet, uncertainty: the long shadows of the American methodenstreit -- Uncertainty of another kind: coping with capitalism through association and self-help -- Tensions of the latter day and some unexpected skepticism -- Competition as a living policy, circa 2019 -- Part II. The ebooks case: The old business of books -- Bookselling and the birth of Amazon -- Publishers, booksellers, and the oldest problem in the world -- Price fixing in books -- Content and the digital transition in historical context -- The promise and threat of electronic books -- How electronic books came to be, and what it would mean for the Apple case -- Google Books -- The Kindle -- The ebooks conspiracy -- Part III. Competition and its many regrets: The long agony of antitrust -- So are books, after all, special? Is anything? -- The virtues of vertical and entry for its own sake -- Amazon -- The threat to writers and the threat to cultural values -- The creeping profusion of externalities -- Conclusion: Real ironies
Control code
on1090279803
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
viii, 325 pages
Isbn
9780674972216
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1090279803

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