Gadget & Tech

Gizmodo has information that Apple has been shopping around the old media haunts for content deals. Now that they’ve conquered music, movie, and TV downloads, the next logical step is print.

Apparently Apple approached the New York Times back in June. They wanted to talk with the paper about putting their stories on a “new device”, presumably the iTablet. Apple also talked with McGraw Hill and Oberlin Press, two major textbook manufacturers, and convinced them to move textbooks over to iTunes. Once Apple is ready, they’ll start selling iTunes textbooks at a substantial discount. Unfortunately, these books will be DRM filled to prevent resale. Read More