Sony plans to offer an e-book reader with the ability to wirelessly download books. That adopts a key feature of the Kindle from Amazon.com and enhances the competition in a small but fast-growing market. (More …)
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While Rupert Murdoch marches News Corp toward a 2010 pay-for-content future, Mirror Group Newspapers is first still fixed on building loyal audience followings. As Trinity Mirror (LSE: TNI) CEO Sly Bailey’s comments last week suggest, the publisher seems fed up with the ABCe-led quest for hits in a Google (NSDQ: GOOG) world. (More …)
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Posted by Emma Heald on August 4, 2009 at 5:01 PM
Le Figaro is to start charging for some of its online content in early 2010, according to Press News and 20minutes. Lefigaro.fr is the leading French news site, with 6.6 million unique visitors per month, according to Press News.
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After enduring a couple of rumors and leaks that took the lid off its latest e-readers a little earlier than it would have liked, Sony’s officially announced the two new models: the Reader Pocket Edition ($199) and Reader Touch Edition ($299), both of which will hit stores at the end of the month. The other big news is Sony is going to match Amazon’s e-book pricing, making new releases and best seller titles $9.99 instead of $11.99. (More …)
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Posted by Will Sullivan at 4:46 PM on Jul. 31, 2009
While the Web rumor mill has been buzzing over the Apple Touch Tablet (which Apple still has yet to discuss or show publicly), entrepreneur and founder of TechCrunch.com, Michael Arrington, has been busy building his own touch tablet called The CrunchPad.(More …)
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Poster: Fred Wilson
Position: Managing partner, Union Square Ventures
Backstory: As newspapers struggle to make money online, The Financial Times offers one model: The paper lets anyone access three articles every 30 days for free or, if they register, 10 articles a month for free—but then prompts them to sign up for one of two paid-subscription options if they want to see more.
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