You are right - Apple doesn't need the pittance being fought over here. This legal process was started by Amazon so that it could depress the price of books. Apple and the publishers fought back so that the publishers and the writers (go figure) could make some money. When the similar deal was made in the U.S. It severely damaged Penguin Books. Amazon will not be satisfied until they are the only game in town.  As a result of these predatory practices, I absolutely never buy books from Amazon. I only buy from my local independent store that deals directly with the publishers. I'll put money on it that, within ten years, these publishing houses will be gone and Amazon will, as it is doing in many cases now, be dictating pricing directly to writers.