DOJ says it received over 800 comments on e-book pricing case, needs more time to publish them

In response to a letter from attorney Bob Kohn regarding the delayed publication of all the comments received on the proposed e-book pricing settlement, the Department of Justice says it received over 800 comments on the proposed settlement and is “working expeditiously” to make them available to the public by roughly July 20, 2012. Mark Ryan, an attorney for the Department of Justice, said it would not have been possible for the DOJ to respond to all the comments immediately or to publish them all online immediately because it has to ensure that all of the materials are converted into electronic format and made accessible to the disabled. In addition, Ryan claims that on April 18, the DOJ requested and was granted “additional time to prepare and file our submission.”