The iTablet: Let a Thousand Content Apps Bloom

January 24th, 2010 admin

If all goes as expected on Wednesday , we will soon find ourselves in a world of tablets, with the Apple iTablet (or whatever it’s going to be called) joining the market-leading Kindle. The one thing everyone seems fixated on is the effect that these devices are having — or will have — on the book-publishing industry. Amazon’s Kindle is currently the leader in the e-book business, but it’s widely expected that will change soon, thanks to The Great Disruptor of Content Industries, otherwise known as Steve Jobs Inc. In an attempt to forestall such threats, Amazon last week boosted the royalty rate it pays to authors and publishers who offer…


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