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Apple negotiating with publishers over iPad

Posted by Cory Bergman on February 16, 2010

Apple plans to include newspapers and magazines in its new iBookstore, and Steve Jobs has personally visited several large publishers to negotiate a subscription model, reports the Financial Times. The sticking points revolve around revenue, of course, as well as consumer data. Reports FT.com: “Apple’s history of sharing limited consumer information with partners beyond sales volume data could prove to be a ‘deal breaker’ for publishers, said one senior media executive in discussions with Apple.”