LOS ANGELES — Five of the nation’s largest publishers of newspapers and magazines are teaming up to challenge Amazon.com Inc.’s Kindle electronic-book reader with their own technology that would display in color and work on a variety of devices. …
Read Original Story: 5 top publishers plan rival to Kindle format – The Associated Press
On Tuesday four leading US magazine publishers announced the long-anticipated debut of an independent joint venture to create a shared publishing solution for digital versions of their content. The virtual retail operation, …
Read Original Story: Magazine Heavyweights Debut Digital Storefront – Mediapost.com
To prevent Apple or some other platform provider from controlling their future digital distribution, four media industry titans have joined forces to develop open standards for a new "digital storefront" and "related technology. …
Read Original Story: Mag Publishers Ready 'Digital Storefront' – Mediapost.com
Five of the largest US newspaper and magazine publishers have announced plans to develop a new digital e-reader format that would meld the visual esthetics of print with the rich capabilities of online media, including video, social networking, …
Read Original Story: Digital Publications May Be A Hard Sell – PC World
Magazine and newspaper kiosks like this one in New York may become obsolete in the digital age. Credit: j_bary via Flickr. Publishers have been grumbling for some time about Amazon.com’s grip on the digital book, newspaper and magazine market. …
Read Original Story: Publishers to develop rival to Kindle – Los Angeles Times
Five of the biggest publishers in the world, including News Corp. and Time Warner, are banding together in an equity partnership to develop a new open E-Reader platform as part of a plan to drive online revenues in the wake …
Read Original Story: Publishing Giants Band Together To Drive Online Sales With New E-Reader Platform – ChannelWeb
A quintet of publishing heavyweights have come together to develop a "digital storefront" for the delivery of media to portable devices. According to a joint statement released on Tuesday, content in that shared storefront would include magazine and …
Read Original Story: Media monsters float co-op ebook 'storefront' – Register
A handful of magazine publishers have joined forces in order to develop a standard for digital distribution of content. Previous reports have surfaced suggesting that publishers are planning to digitally distribute their works, but this is the first …
Read Original Story: Major Publishers Join Forces In Anticipation of Apple's Tablet? – The Nillabyte Perspective (blog)
Affirming repeated rumors, Condé Nast, Hearst, News Corporation, Time Inc., and Meredith all officially announced Tuesday that they will agree on open standards for a new digital storefront. The five publishers said the independent …
Read Original Story: Major print publishers confirm collaborative digital store – Apple Insider
(ChattahBox)—Some of the largest magazine publishers and media firms have come together to form a one-stop online marketplace, to distribute paid content digitally for convenient downloads to electronic devices. The publishers plan to develop common …
Read Original Story: Magazines and Newspapers Eye Digital Downloads for E-Readers, Smart Phones – ChattahBox
