Apple meeting with "nearly all 6" largest trade publishers

Electronista is reporting today that Apple is in talks with "probably all six" of the largest publishers in preparation for the tablet's release (I think it's safe to officially call it real now). Publishers Marketplace notes that it's all going down in New York City, with ebooks being the topic of conversation, specifically pricing and all of that good stuff.

It's assumed that Apple will sell books through iTunes with a revenue-sharing model similar to what's currently behind the App Store. The report states that the publishers are keen to control pricing and retain access to the files themselves. It's interesting to note that Amazon recently (as in yesterday) announced a revised and similar business model for the Kindle, scheduled to go into place on June 30th.

Now, just because Apple is in talks with all six publishers doesn't mean each deal is a lock. At least not before next week's dog-and-pony show. Expect a demo, some partner announcements (with select CEOs briefly sharing the stage) and a fanboy-crushing delay of 4-5 months.

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February 08 2010 at 12:32 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jeremy

Must be just me but I think the time will cone soon that iTunes will no longer be called that name nemore...there's no reason to call it that tbh...u got movies, tv shows, eventually books n mags I suppose....lol apples new slogan for the ebooks gonna be:"I tune into a book"?....just change it it has no meaning nemore bc it's more than "tunes"....I'm not hatin or nething I love iTunes more than the next guy or girl but idk, doesn't seem reasonable to call it that nemore...call it: iworld, ihome, or cud just jumble everything together and make it iLife since u have pretty mch everything synced together neways....that's my 2 cents worth of speaking my mind lol

January 21 2010 at 3:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Harkonian

Apple can't rebrand iTunes at this point. It's simply too ubiquitous. They can, however, break out the movie/book/app store out into its own application.

January 21 2010 at 3:58 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Dave

I am pretty excited about the possibilities of the tablet. If I can get books, and more importantly magazines and newspapers... and assuming all the video content at iTunes being available, plus apps. All combined with the ability to generate and edit at the least iWork documents, I will be waiting in line to get one. So for me at least, the quantity of printed media available will be the key.

January 21 2010 at 2:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

exnewt

I looked at my Newton MP2100 this AM, sitting forlorn and dusty on my desk shelf. I thought of my iPhone and the upcoming tablet and said "Rest soundly little one; your death was not in vain"

January 21 2010 at 2:23 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Bill Waggoner

Unless the eBooks come with no DRM and are in a portable format I ain't interested (well, I'm "interested" but I'm not buying.) No matter what spin Teh Steve puts on it.

January 21 2010 at 2:12 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply