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December 8th, 2009, 16:40
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The joint venture between four leading publishers has issued a press release highlighting a few of the finer points of its plan to create a platform for digital magazine distribution -- we guess that The New York Observer (http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/24/magazine-publishers-said-to-be-very-close-to-digital-distribut/) wasn't kidding when it said that a deal between Conde Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corporation, and Time Inc. was imminent. Essentially a vehicle for selling publications for just about any device (including smartphones, e-readers, and laptops), the content will be optimized for multiple operating systems and display sizes, and according Time exec John Squires, it will all be DRM-free. They've yet to announce a name for this beast -- although we're leaning towards Magulu (or, perhaps, the iMags Store). PR after the break.Continue reading Magazine publishers announce joint digital distribution scheme (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/magazine-publishers-announce-joint-digital-distribution-scheme/)
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The joint venture between four leading publishers has issued a press release highlighting a few of the finer points of its plan to create a platform for digital magazine distribution -- we guess that The New York Observer (http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/24/magazine-publishers-said-to-be-very-close-to-digital-distribut/) wasn't kidding when it said that a deal between Conde Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corporation, and Time Inc. was imminent. Essentially a vehicle for selling publications for just about any device (including smartphones, e-readers, and laptops), the content will be optimized for multiple operating systems and display sizes, and according Time exec John Squires, it will all be DRM-free. They've yet to announce a name for this beast -- although we're leaning towards Magulu (or, perhaps, the iMags Store). PR after the break.Continue reading Magazine publishers announce joint digital distribution scheme (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/magazine-publishers-announce-joint-digital-distribution-scheme/)
Magazine publishers announce joint digital distribution scheme (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/magazine-publishers-announce-joint-digital-distribution-scheme/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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