Many people are saying that on January 27th, Apple will introduce it's much discussed but never seen, tablet device at an event in San Francisco. Stay tuned.
Now, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple is in talks, "according to people familiar with the situation," with Harper Collins to provide book content from the tablet (or whatever it might be named).
Also, according to the article and those familiar with the story, Apple has also met with other publishers.
From the Article:
Brian Murray, the chief executive of HarperCollins, said in December that e-books enhanced with video, author interviews and social-networking applications could command higher retail prices for publishers than current e-books.
That's the phrase of the day, enhanced e-books.
Finally,
The HarperCollins negotiations with Apple represent a direct challenge to Amazon, which dominates the fast-growing e-book market but which could face significant competition from an Apple tablet.
HarperCollins is one of several major publishing houses that are holding back e-book versions of some new hardcover best sellers. The HarperCollins account of the 2008 presidential election, "Game Change," by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, was released in hardcover Jan. 11 but the e-book edition doesn't go on sale until Feb. 23. Enhanced e-books likely would be available for sale simultaneously with the hardcovers.
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