电子书天价谁之过？(1/2)

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概括：美国司法部以串通操纵电子书价格的理由，起诉 Apple 及 Hachette、HarperCollins、Macmillian、 Penguin 和 Simon & Schuster 五家出版商，结果究竟怎样，一起看下具体情况~~
Hints:
Apple
Department of Justice
New York City
Attorney General
Eric Holder
Washington   
Hachette
HarperCollins
MacMillan
Penguin
Simon & Schuster
校对：雨尽无言
翻译：Olivertt
注解：Olivertt
组长：莜珍
答疑：大爱柯南The United States says technology company Apple and book publishers illegally fixed prices of electronic books, or e-books. The Department of Justice took legal action on Wednesday in federal court in New York City.
The same day, Attorney General Eric Holder spoke in Washington about the case against Apple and the book publishers. The publishers are Hachette, HarperCollins, MacMillan, Penguin and Simon & Schuster.
Mr. Holder said e-books are changing the way Americans share information. He said the Department of Justice wants to make sure Americans can buy e-books at a fair price. He said the case was part of that effort.
"As part of this commitment, the Department has reached a settlement with three of the nation's largest book publishers and will continue to litigate against Apple, and two additional leading publishers  for conspiring to increase the prices that consumers pay for e-books."
The Justice Department says Apple and the five publishers made an illegal deal to set higher prices for electronic books. It says, because of this, Americans paid millions of dollars more than they should have.美国方面称，苹果科技公司和图书出版商非法制定了电子书的价格。美国司法部门周三在纽约的联邦法院对此采取了法律行动。
同一天，总检察长埃里克·霍德在华盛顿发表讲话，对苹果公司以及图书出版商的这一行径表示反对。涉案的出版商包括阿切特、哈珀科林斯、麦克米兰、企鹅和西蒙舒斯特。
霍德先生表示，电子书正在改变美国人信息分享的方式，司法部门希望保证人们以公平的价格购买电子书。他称这件事是司法部门所做努力的一部分。
“作为这一承诺的一部分，司法部门已经与全国最大的三家图书出版商达成协议，并且会继续对苹果公司和另外两家主要出版商密谋提高消费者购买电子书价格的行为提起诉讼。”
司法部门称，苹果和这五家出版商为哄抬电子书价格达成非法协议。正因为如此，美国消费者额外多支付了百万美元。