Apple planning ebook publishing event this month Details of the event are sketchy and Apple has yet to confirm that it is happening. According to All Things D, which cites "sources close to the situation," Apple's event is "important" but does not a concern Apple TV or a new iPad. An EU statement said that five publishers "possibly with the help of Apple, engaged in anti-competitive practices affecting the sale of e-books in the European Economic Area, in breach of EU antitrust rules." A similar investigation is under way in the US but there has been no suggestion that Apple's publishing event is related to the pricing issue. Rumours also surfaced last month that Apple was planning to launch at least one and possibly two new iPads at the end of January. If the company really is planning an event in New York at the end of the month, it would be unlikely to have a second event at a similar time.