The Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit against him and his publishers . The all-important access to distribution -- once exclusively controlled by publishers -- is now available to all self-publishing authors . Coker : Government 's intention to protect consumers may end up hurting consumers . He says threat to the agency pricing model hurts retailers , authors and publishers . Coker : Pricing decisions should rest with authors and publishers rather than retailers .
The Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit against him and his publishers . Coker : Government 's intention to protect consumers may end up hurting consumers . He says threat to the agency pricing model hurts retailers , authors and publishers . Coker : Pricing decisions should rest with authors and publishers rather than retailers .