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Apple has invited a selected group of journalists to a 27 January event where they will launch at least one new product. According to Wired:
Apple has sent out press invitations for a product event to be held at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater.
The invitation reads, “Come see our latest creation.” The event is scheduled to begin 10 a.m., Jan. 27.
Rumour concerning the product they intend to launch has been rife. However, now that the event is confirmed, it seems foolish to ignore some of the more credible stories. The Wall Street Journal reports today that:
HarperCollins Publishers is negotiating with Apple Inc. to make electronic books available for the introduction of a new tablet device from Apple, according to people familiar with the situation, posing a challenge to Amazon.com Inc.
HarperCollins is expected to set the prices of the e-books, which would have added features, with Apple taking a percentage of sales. Details haven’t been ironed out.
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If this is the tablet.. a big if.. I think it is great news for Apple users not because of the e-book element but because it would suggest Apple are taking on how we interact with our laptop/desktop to become a more iphone type of experience.
Anything that improves and makes that experience better is good news for everyone. If Apple does that well e-books will become a lot more popular not because Apple will have released a more suitable e-reader but because we will be happier interacting with our laptop to read content.
Just my thoughts, ideally I should be able to touch ‘submit comment’ now to post this!