Amid the recession and bailout, Amazon.com
Is there enough heft in those digital wings to lift the entire newspaper industry? CEO Jeff Bezos and his team may soon try. The New York Times reports that plans are under way to create a large-format, newspaper- and magazine-friendly version of Amazon's Kindle e-reader.
In my opinion, that's good news, since publishers have eschewed innovation for far too long. The new Kindle -- if one actually exists -- would arrive at a critical time. The Rocky Mountain News is no more, and New York Times
Which newspaper network will be forced to cut next? Only Gannett
Meanwhile, Hearst has transformed The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, a once-popular fishwrap, into an all-digital newsie. Hearst is also working on an e-reader of its own, to be built in cooperation with Plastic Logic.
Then there's Apple
Whoever gets the format right, one thing is certain: Newspapers need saving, and that means generating more revenue from their digital editions than they do now.
Goodbye, ink. Hello, Kindle.
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