Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Google Working on Digital Newstand

Google Newstand Aims to Muscle in on Apple

By RUSSELL ADAMS and JESSICA E. VASCELLARO
Google Inc. and Apple Inc. have stepped up their battle to win over publishers, as the two companies vie to become the dominant distributor of newspapers and magazines for tablet computers and other mobile devices.

Google is trying to drum up publishers' support for a new Google-operated digital newsstand for users of devices that run its Android software. With the effort, it is chasing Apple, which already sells digital versions of many major magazines and newspapers through its iTunes store.

Read more on this story from WSJ.com
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704543004576051800714082180.html