This is what she wrote: “To be eligible for Apple’s credit, you must have had a U.S. billing address and must have purchased a Kindle book published by Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Penguin or Macmillan between Apr. 1, 2010 and May 21, 2012. If you returned the book and you were refunded your money, you do not qualify.”
So I guess I didn’t buy any books from those particular publishers. Figures!
Didn’t you have to fill out something to be a member of the class or else opt out? That’s how class action settlements work. I’m sure I filled something out, but there have been a number of these things lately and I can’t remember specifically when this one was. They either sent an email or a hard copy letter. You have to join the class.
I didn’t fill anything out. I received about $50 credit
I never fill those things out and I got a credit. Maybe I should start.
@MomofWildChild Claim forms were not required.
I just received a notice. It sounds like I’m going to get a credit to my apple account. I have no idea how to tell what the credit is though.
Claim forms are not required because they can determine electronically who is a class member and can automatically provide the credit.
I guess you have to send back the form they sent you if you want to opt out. Class members have to be given the opportunity to opt out. Otherwise you are in.
My understanding is that the opt out period has already passed.
What would be a reason to opt out?
You want to file a separate lawsuit against them. That would be the only reason to opt out.
There is really no reason to opt out of a settlement like this, since the maximum amount you could ever get from a separate lawsuit is only a teeny, tiny fraction – infinitesimal fraction -/ of the legal fees you would incur. But the reason you are offered the opportunity to opt out is to preserve your right to file a separate lawsuit.
Further edited to add: a separate lawsuit on the same basic category of claims.
You opt out of a class if you want to preserve your rights to bring an individual action and maybe get more. Not as much applicable here, but in a product defect or wage and hour case, it can be attractive.
Thanks.
And I just got an email from Barnes and Noble though it didn’t mention an amount.
$55 in my Amazon account. 
I had both an Amazon and a Barnes & Noble account (I used to have a Nook) under my work email address. I lost that address in Feb when I retired and just abandoned those accounts, as my spouse has a business Amazon Prime I fa use and I gave away the Nook a long time ago. Turns out they sent the emails to that old email, the work IT guy saw them and forwarded to me so now I have the credits on both! Yay! Switched those accounts to my new email and I am good to go.
If you have an account tied to an old email address, you can still access your credits by logging into Amazon with the login credentials tied to that account on Amazon. You don’t need to have access to the email they sent or access to the old email account. So you didn’t need the IT guy to notice and forward the emails; you could have gotten your credits simply by logging into your old account.
And if you’ve forgotten your log-in credentials and you don’t have access to your old email address, you can reset them by calling Amazon.
I didn’t even remember having a b & n account. I’m eagerly awaiting that one now too. I used to have that frequent buyer card with them, I wonder if it’s from that. I never had a nook.
Woohoo! $150 Amazon credit for me! Now to browse and find some new books!
I got my Barnes & Noble credit yesterday ( I own a Nook) and am going to have a lot of fun reading for a while!