Bundeskartellamt leitet Verfahren gegen Audible / Amazon und Apple ein

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Das Bundeskartellamt hat ein Verwaltungsverfahren gegen die Amazon-Tochtergesellschaft Audible.com und gegen die Apple Computer Inc. eingeleitet. Die Unternehmen unterhalten eine langjährige Vereinbarung über den Bezug von Hörbüchern durch Apple bei Audible für den Vertrieb über Apples Download-Shop ITunes-Store.

Andreas Mundt, Präsident des Bundeskartellamtes: „Die beiden Unternehmen haben bei dem digitalen Angebot von Hörbüchern in Deutschland eine starke Position. Daher sehen wir uns veranlasst, die Vereinbarung zwischen diesen beiden Wettbewerbern im Hörbuchbereich genauer zu prüfen. Es muss sichergestellt sein, dass den Hörbuchverlagen für den Absatz ihrer digitalen Hörbücher hinreichende Ausweichalternativen zur Verfügung stehen. Die Verfahrenseinleitung erfolgt auf die Beschwerde des Börsenvereins des Deutschen Buchhandels, die sich gegen verschiedene Verhaltensweisen von Audible wendet, unter anderem die exklusive Belieferung des ITunes-Store von Apple. Das Bundeskartellamt steht im engen Kontakt mit der Europäischen Kommission, der diese Beschwerde ebenfalls vorliegt.“

Audible ist ein führender Anbieter von Hörbüchern in Deutschland mit Schwerpunkt bei Hörbuch-Downloads, die sowohl über Audible.de als auch über die Amazon-Handelsplattform abrufbar sind. Darüber hinaus zählt Audible zu den größten Produzenten von Hörbüchern in Deutschland und Europa. Apple betreibt mit dem ITunes-Store eine der größten digitalen Medien-Handelsplattformen, die neben Musik, Videos und Apps auch eBooks und Hörbücher für den Download anbietet.


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