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Large-Screen Kindle to be Introduced on Wednesday

Apparently a new version of the Kindle, with a bigger screen that’s optimized for newspapers and magazines, will be introduced on Wednesday at 10:30 am. The NY Times has been involved in this newest evolution of the Kindle. Will it save the failing newspaper biz?

“But if Kindle-like devices really do take off, they will be a natural platform for whatever version of the publishing industry survives. The question facing publishers: Do you try to create your own platform from scratch, so you can control your own distribution? Or hop aboard the industry leader, and accept that you may end up in the position the music business is in, where one outlet — Apple’s iTunes (AAPL) store — dominates the business?”

Full post as published by Jenkins Webblits on May 04, 2009 (boomark / email).