I've posted before here about the pro-iPad editorial bent of the NY Times, which was a featured periodical in the iPad's debut press conference and a publication that stands to gain much if the iPad's newspaper subscription service takes off.
Check out the provocative headline:
"Amazon Threatens Publishers as Apple Looms"
Whoa, what are they threatening for?
Quote:
Amazon has agreed in principle that the major publishers would be able to set prices in its Kindle store as well. But it is also demanding that they lock into three-year contracts and guarantee that no other competitor will get lower prices or better terms.
Apple, for its part, is requiring that publishers not permit other retailers to sell any e-books for less than what is listed in the iBookstore.
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Oh, turns out that they just want the same deal Apple is getting. HOW DARE THEY!??