We all are familiar with E-book that we can read online and download on computer, PC, Mac, Laptop, PDA, tablet, Smartphone or any other kind of reading device. If you are regular users of e-book or purchased one or more e-books from the Penguin publishers and also the Macmillan publishers, then you could be getting some kind of payment from the company through Macmillan/Penguin E-Book Class Action Lawsuit Settlement. The lawsuit settlement case was approved in August. Only those customers who purchased e-books from 1st April 2010 to 21st May 2012 are eligible to claim for Partial Refund from $95 million settlement fund of Macmillan/Penguin e-book publisher.
Antitrust lawsuits were filed against nation’s top five publishers including “Macmillan” (Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC) and Penguin Group by Class Planintiffs and State Attorneys General and about the price of e-books. But from those five publishers, only Macmillan and Penguin have agreed to settle the lawsuits. Both Macmillan and Penguin do not accept that they did anything wrong although they have agreed to the settlements to avoid the time, expense and doubts connected with enduring the case.
All U.S. residents who purchased an e-book that was published by one of the defendants can take the benefits the Macmillan, Penguin e-book settlement and get compensate. It is unknown exactly how much of the settlement fund you will receive as the refund amount is depended on your qualifying e-book purchase. At this time, the exact amount you obtain is not decided yet, but it will be based on below estimates:
New York Times bestsellers: If purchased e-books was New York Times Bestsellers at any time, despite of when you bought the e-book then you will get $3.06 per e-book.
Non-New York Times bestsellers: If books were not New York Times best sellers, then you will get $0.73 per book.
The process of receiving payment from the e-class action settlement is based on retailers from where you have purchased qualifying e-books:
Purchase e-books from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, or Apple: No need to file any claim to get payment if email notice is sent by retailer or from the Settlement Claims Administrator. You will get payment or credit directly in to your account when the court approves settlement.
Purchase e-books from Sony: If you purchased e-books Sony retailers and get notice from the Settlement, then you will also obtain check automatically in to your account.
Purchase e-books from Google: Google customers must file claim form online till 21st October, 2013 if they did not file claim form in the previous settlements. For filling claim form, you have to provide your name, mailing and email address and settlement ID number that is written in the notice that you have received by Google.
Purchase e-books from any other retailer, not included in above: if you filed claim form of earlier settlement, then you don’t require filing claim form again for the Macmillan and Penguin Settlements. If you did not file claim previously, then you must file online claim form including purchase detail to receive a check.
When and how to file a claim?
Eligible Customers can file claim form either online or offline. For filing a claim online, visit www.eBooksAGSettlements.com and open the link of file a claim from left side menu. You must enter settlement ID number, date of purchase, purchase price, the ISBN (International Standard Book Number) number, and publisher detail for each e-book purchased during submitting claim form online.
You are also bale to mail claim form at below address with all required detail:
E-book AG Settlements Administrator
P.O. Box 2825
Faribault, MN 55021-8630
Eligibility criteria for submitting claim:
Website to claim For Partial Refund in Macmillan/Penguin E-Book Settlement: www.eBooksAGSettlements.com
Settlement Administrator:
Rust Consulting
P.O. Box 2825
Faribault, MN 55021-8630
(866) 621-4153
info@EbookAGSettlements.com
Important dates:
Clerk of Court
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
500 Pearl Street, New York,
New York 10007-1312
Or
E-books AG Settlements Objections,
P.O. Box 2825
Faribault, MN 55021-8630
Antitrust lawsuits were filed against nation’s top five publishers including “Macmillan” (Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC) and Penguin Group by Class Planintiffs and State Attorneys General and about the price of e-books. But from those five publishers, only Macmillan and Penguin have agreed to settle the lawsuits. Both Macmillan and Penguin do not accept that they did anything wrong although they have agreed to the settlements to avoid the time, expense and doubts connected with enduring the case.
All U.S. residents who purchased an e-book that was published by one of the defendants can take the benefits the Macmillan, Penguin e-book settlement and get compensate. It is unknown exactly how much of the settlement fund you will receive as the refund amount is depended on your qualifying e-book purchase. At this time, the exact amount you obtain is not decided yet, but it will be based on below estimates:
New York Times bestsellers: If purchased e-books was New York Times Bestsellers at any time, despite of when you bought the e-book then you will get $3.06 per e-book.
Non-New York Times bestsellers: If books were not New York Times best sellers, then you will get $0.73 per book.
The process of receiving payment from the e-class action settlement is based on retailers from where you have purchased qualifying e-books:
Purchase e-books from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, or Apple: No need to file any claim to get payment if email notice is sent by retailer or from the Settlement Claims Administrator. You will get payment or credit directly in to your account when the court approves settlement.
Purchase e-books from Sony: If you purchased e-books Sony retailers and get notice from the Settlement, then you will also obtain check automatically in to your account.
Purchase e-books from Google: Google customers must file claim form online till 21st October, 2013 if they did not file claim form in the previous settlements. For filling claim form, you have to provide your name, mailing and email address and settlement ID number that is written in the notice that you have received by Google.
Purchase e-books from any other retailer, not included in above: if you filed claim form of earlier settlement, then you don’t require filing claim form again for the Macmillan and Penguin Settlements. If you did not file claim previously, then you must file online claim form including purchase detail to receive a check.
When and how to file a claim?
Eligible Customers can file claim form either online or offline. For filing a claim online, visit www.eBooksAGSettlements.com and open the link of file a claim from left side menu. You must enter settlement ID number, date of purchase, purchase price, the ISBN (International Standard Book Number) number, and publisher detail for each e-book purchased during submitting claim form online.
You are also bale to mail claim form at below address with all required detail:
E-book AG Settlements Administrator
P.O. Box 2825
Faribault, MN 55021-8630
Eligibility criteria for submitting claim:
- Must purchased those e-book that was published by Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Penguin,or Macmillan
- Made purchase from April 1, 2010 through May 21, 2012
- You must resident of a state other than Minnesota, the District of Columbia, or one of the five U.S. Territories and Commonwealths at the time of purchase
Website to claim For Partial Refund in Macmillan/Penguin E-Book Settlement: www.eBooksAGSettlements.com
Settlement Administrator:
Rust Consulting
P.O. Box 2825
Faribault, MN 55021-8630
(866) 621-4153
info@EbookAGSettlements.com
Important dates:
- Submit claim form: Before 21st October 2013
- Submit a Check Request: No later than 21st October 2013
- Exclusion Requests: 21st October 2013
- Objections: 21st October 2013
- Court hearing: At 3.00 pm on 6thDecember, 2013 at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, located at 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York 10007-1312.
Clerk of Court
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
500 Pearl Street, New York,
New York 10007-1312
Or
E-books AG Settlements Objections,
P.O. Box 2825
Faribault, MN 55021-8630
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