Yes, Apple (and the book publishers) are the ones being sued here, not Amazon.
Yes, Apple is the one pushing for higher e-book prices.
The first couple of comments on this thread seem to contradict everything found in the actual article. Amazon is no the bad guy in the article, and there is nothing (zero, nada) in the article about Amazon price fixing.
Yes, you are right their is nothing in the article about Amazon price fixing. But I have ties to the publishing industry and I happen to know what Amazon did to publishers who would not cooperate with them.