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Originally Posted by Abecedary
I'd say the reason is simply because they're still working on it. Possibly trying to set up deals with bookstores/publishers to allow purchasing directly from the device. But they've stated several times now that they are definitely working on a wireless reader.
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Ah . . . could this be another step in Sony's devious plan to take down the Kindle??
News Corp May Break Ties With Amazon Over Kindle Terms-Fox Business
Wednesday 08/05/2009 6:21 PM ET - Dow Jones Newswire
News Corp. (NWS) may break ties with Amazon (AMZN) over pricing terms for the Kindle e-reader, News Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch said Wednesday in a conference call, according to a report on Fox Business Network. Murdoch also said News Corp. is in talks with Sony Corp. (SNE) about making content available on that company's upcoming e-reader, which aims to challenge the Kindle.
Murdoch also said that this will be the fiscal year the company starts charging for online news content beyond the Wall Street Journal's Web site.
News Corp. is the parent company of Fox Business Network and Dow Jones & Co., the publisher of this newswire.
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