Thursday, January 21, 2010

With Tablet, Apple Sees New Money in Old Media - WSJ.com

With Tablet, Apple Sees New Money in Old Media - WSJ.com
by SHIRA OVIDE And GEOFFREY A. FOWLER
"With the new tablet device that is debuting next week, Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs is betting he can reshape businesses like textbooks, newspapers and television much the way his iPod revamped the music industry—and expand Apple's influence and revenue as a content middleman."

Hearst Plans Digital Service for Periodicals - WSJ.com

Hearst Plans Digital Service for Periodicals - WSJ.com
by SHIRA OVIDE And GEOFFREY A. FOWLER
"Publisher Hearst Corp. plans to launch next year a service called Skiff to sell digital versions of newspapers and magazines on electronic readers and other devices, in a system it believes will be more visually appealing to readers and more lucrative for media companies."