Apple and Publishers in Settlement Talks with Consumers over eBook Pricing. (Image: Sean MacEntee, via Flickr / CC)

Reuters reports the Justice Department may reach a settlement with Apple Inc. and some other major publishers suspected of contriving to raise prices of electronic books in the next few weeks.
According to sources, although negotiations are indefinite, the resolution will expectedly get rid of Apple’s so-called “most favoured nation” standing, which has hindered the …