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Apple is Working with News Corp. Communication of Tablet PC eBook Cooperation Talks

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According to The Wall Street Journal reported that informed sources, News Corp. publishing company Harper Collins (Harper Collins) is working with Apple to discuss e-books partnership, hoping Apple Tablet PC to compete with Amazon.It is reported that Harper Collins, Apple Tablet PC for e-book feature set on the price, Apple would be to extract a certain percentage of share. Specific details of the agreement have not yet finalized.As for the Harper Collins book stores through a new e-book store or through Apple’s iTunes to sell is still unknown. Apple’s iTunes store already selling music to users, TV shows and movies and other products. The source said that Apple was negotiating with other publishers. Apple declined to comment on this aspect.January 18, Apple invited media to attend will be Jan. 27 in San Francisco at the product launch, and Apple is likely to launch the Tablet PC product launch. For information on the invitation of the product launch, Apple as usual and did not disclose details. “Come look at our latest creation, right, ” Apple wrote in the letter of invitation. Letters of invitation and also with a group of bright spots surrounded by a white Apple logo up. Informed sources said that Apple will release the Tablet PC is a multimedia, Apple will be officially on sale in March.Harper Collins, CEO Brian Mali in December last year that compared with existing e-book, with videos, interviews and social network of the enhanced version of the book should be to bring more publishers High retail prices. Many publishers are worried about the U.S. book retail price of $ 9.99 will affect the book market. Apple launched the enhanced version of the book sold at between 14.99 to 19.99. News Corp’s Harper Collins publishers, News Corp. also owns The Wall Street Journal.States will be several large book publishers hardcover bestseller delayed time to market the electronic version of Harper Collins, one of them. For example, Harper Collins published on January 11 on the 2008 presidential election on the new book “game change “, but the electronic version of the book until Feb. 23 to reach the market. Now, the enhanced e-books and hardcover books may be listed simultaneously.November 2007 Amazon launched Kindle e-reader, then, in line with the promotion of the electronic reader, Amazon has introduced a number of sells for $ 9.99 in electronic books. Amazon thus creating a thriving e-book market. However, the lack of color of the Amazon e-book, android tablet and does not support video. This is precisely what Apple’s enhanced version of the e-book essential characteristics. Unless the new enhanced version of its e-book, or rejected in the Amazon is likely enhanced e-book market outside the gate.

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