Apple To Start Selling Newspaper Subscriptions?

The word on the street is that newspaper subscriptions could be coming to Apple's iPad soon. And this makes sense. Apple, Inc AAPL's iPad sold more units than analysts expected, and seems to be a real hit. It is spawning a host of soon-to-be Android powered imitators. While it has added to the ranks of people using devices for eBook reading, the 10 inch screen has caught the eye of others wondering whether the iPad can save newspapers and magazines. Advertising and subscriptions to newspapers and magazines has dropped steadily over the last ten years, and many see the iPad as a path to staunching some of the bleeding. But so far, setting up subscriptions has been complicated. One can create a dedicated newspaper app that can be purchased in the store. But that leaves a user with a screen littered with various magazine apps. Dedicated readers with tens of magazines may find that unappetizing. Using in-app purchases can work for subscribers, but it's clumsy. See the rest here.