The tech giant kicked off an e-reader price war last summer and another may be in store. Why? The company announced Monday that it would cut its price on a new Kindle that will display ads. Will competitors follow its lead?
News Corp.'s decision to make its TV shows available for 99-cent rental to Apple TV users is just the latest chapter in an increasingly cozy relationship between Rupert Murdoch and Steve Jobs.
With the e-reader price war heating up, the Kindle and the Nook can both now be had for under $200 and the prices could drop even more. What does this mean for the future of electronic books -- and the publishing industry?
Rupert Murdoch has a history of contrarian gambles that pay off big. But with newspaper advertising in an historic slump and online ad spend overtaking print for the first time, is his new price war with The New York Times a smart move?
