Over the weekend, both Amazon and e-book publishers began notifying e-book customers of a settlement with the Attorneys General of a number of U.S. states which could be a few coins back in your (virtual) pocket.

We're not the most avid readers, but this weekend we were greeted by not one, but two emails related to an antitrust lawsuit settlement with publishers Hachette, Harper Collins, and Simon & Schuster over e-book prices.

First up was Amazon, who notified Kindle customers that they may be entitled to an estimated 30 cents to $1.32 for every eligible Kindle e-book purchased between April, 2010 and May, 2012.

"We have good news. You are entitled to a credit for some of your past e-book purchases as a result of legal settlements between several major e-book publishers and the Attorneys General of most U.S. states and territories, including yours," the Amazon email reads. "You do not need to do anything to receive this credit. We will contact you when the credit is applied to your Amazon.com account if the Court approves the settlements in February 2013."

The following day, we also received an email to the address used for our iTunes Store purchases notifying us about the same settlement.

"The Settlements resolve an antitrust lawsuit about the price of electronic books," the second email reads. "Apple Inc. ('Apple') has not been sued in this case. It is assisting in providing this notice as a service to its customers."

Apple iBookstore customers will be notified with a follow-up email explaining how to activate any credit due, which will then be applied to your iTunes account.

The bad news is, you'll have to wait until the settlement is finalized in February, 2013 before those credits go out -- by which time you're likely to have forgotten all about them.

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