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A U.S. District Court judge said Apple and five major publishers must face allegations of price fixing, rejecting their bid to dismiss a civil class action lawsuit against them.

Retailers will be able discount e-books, according to a Justice Department settlement with publishers, but the long-term outlook of digital publishing remains uncertain.

Several publishers, who partnered with Apple on e-book pricing, are close to dissolving the arrangements, as the group faces down antitrust allegations from government regulators.

Apple faces new allegations over e-book pricing, as a class-action lawsuit against the company and five U.S. publishers gains traction.

A law firm claims it can prove Apple colluded with several publishers to set prices on e-books, as accusations of anti-competitive practices mount against the companies.

The Justice Department is investigating Apple and five e-book publishers for possible antitrust violations over e-book pricing, challenging the company's agency pricing model.

Apple and five large book publishing companies are facing a class action lawsuit accusing them of illegally fixing e-book prices, a courtoom drama that may eventually lower e-book prices even as sales continue to rise.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs will participate in a book about his extraordinary life, marking the first time the man behind the iPod, iPhone and iPad has opened up and put his imprimatur on his life story.