(Reuters) - Major news publishers are seeking more favorable terms from Apple Inc <AAPL.O> on commissions the iPhone maker collects from them on payments made through its app store, according to a letter posted by a trade body on Thursday.
Digital Content Next (DCN), which represents New York Times Co <NYT.N>, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and other publishers, posted the letter, addressed to Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook, on its website.
Apple, which usually takes a cut that ranges between 15% and 30% from news publishers for first-time subscriptions made through apps on the store, has a reduced rate for Amazon.com Inc <AMZN.O>.
In a House Judiciary Committee hearing last month, Cook said the reduced rate was available to any developer who met certain conditions.
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