DOJ Ruling Could Bring In-App eBook Purchasing Back to Apple Competitors

Buying an eBook from the Amazon or Barnes & Noble app on your iPhone or iPad may get a little easier pretty soon if the Department of Justice gets its way.

Today the organization released its antitrust proposal for Apple’s price fixing punishment.  As part of the plan, Apple would be required to let competing eBook retailers provide hyperlinks to their own stores within these competing eBook apps, which would make it easier to buy books from different eBook retailers from an iOS device.

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