John
10-05-2009, 06:56 AM
The company paid the cash to settle two cases, including one plaintiff who'd lost his homework notes when the book '1984' and 'Animal Farm' were deleted from their Kindles. Amazon withdrew the books after it found the e-book publisher did not have the rights to them.
In court documents Amazon paid the amount in a negotiated settlement without admitting responsibility. However it does state that no more books will be withdrawn in the future without the user's consent.
The decision to withdraw the books was a PR disaster for Amazon, particularity in light of the books involved. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos apologised called the move "Stupid, thoughtless and painfully out of line with our principles"
While full details were not given it appears that a proportion of the money will be paid to children's literacy charities.
In court documents Amazon paid the amount in a negotiated settlement without admitting responsibility. However it does state that no more books will be withdrawn in the future without the user's consent.
The decision to withdraw the books was a PR disaster for Amazon, particularity in light of the books involved. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos apologised called the move "Stupid, thoughtless and painfully out of line with our principles"
While full details were not given it appears that a proportion of the money will be paid to children's literacy charities.