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It seems pretty clear that one of the group of 5 has to be Plastic Logic. Absent wireless, how would the newspaper partnerships flourish? Using your computer to download a half-dozen books every couple of weeks is no big deal, but people will not be happy if they have to do it daily -- and multiple times a day -- for their newspapers and magazines.
Speaking of which, The Economist reports that Time, Inc. is looking into digital distribution of some or all of its magazines, including following the U.S. cell phone paradigm of subsidizing the device in exchange for long-term subscription to multiple magazines.
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