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Will Apple's iTablet Cut Amazon Out Of The eBook Market?

First Posted: 03/21/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 04:15 PM ET

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The Wall Street Journal:

HarperCollins Publishers is negotiating with Apple Inc. to make electronic books available for the introduction of a new tablet device from Apple, according to people familiar with the situation, posing a challenge to Amazon.com Inc.

HarperCollins is expected to set the prices of the e-books, which would have added features, with Apple taking a percentage of sales. Details haven't been ironed out.




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HarperCollins Publishers is negotiating with Apple Inc. to make electronic books available for the introduction of a new tablet device from Apple, according to people familiar with the situation, posi...
HarperCollins Publishers is negotiating with Apple Inc. to make electronic books available for the introduction of a new tablet device from Apple, according to people familiar with the situation, posi...
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TheBaffler
a long the riverrun
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02:17 AM on 01/21/2010
It might be better than the Kindle, but real books will always be the best.
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Chantal7399
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12:20 PM on 01/19/2010
I have a Kindle2 and have no desire to replace it with anything with more bells & whistles. It gives me what i wanted... an easier, more convenient way to read books.
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rdclark
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10:32 AM on 01/19/2010
Pay $1k for the reader and $15 for the book. Or pay $0 for the reader and go to the public library.

Has there ever been a more obvious negative correlation between wealth and intelligence?
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thrdr
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09:47 AM on 01/21/2010
The Presidency of George W. Bush. But after that, in the U.S. (where I think its reasonable to imagine the vast majority of ebook reader gadgets are sold), no.
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