Attorney asks DOJ to release findings on Amazon’s “predatory” e-book pricing

Attorney and Royalty Share CEO Bob Kohn is seeking permission from U.S. District Judge Denise Cote to file an amicus brief in the Department of Justice’s proposed e-book pricing settlement with book publishers. In the brief that Kohn filed with the court, he says the DOJ’s own investigation into Amazon’s e-book pricing practices shows that the company engaged in predatory pricing. He asks the Court to demand that the DOJ turn over all documents relating to its investigation of Amazon’s e-book pricing practices. In addition, Kohn asks Judge Cote to hold a hearing on the settlement — something that the Department of Justice is opposed to — and asks permission “to participate in oral argument at any such hearing to address issues that have been raised by the Justice Department’s response to the public comments.”