An article published in the North American newspaper Chicago Sun-Times describes the internal work of a company called LongBox, which is planning to open an online store to buy and view comic books. old ones. Such a store would open in November, but it is speculated that a manufacturer quite cited in rumors of new hardware offers would also be involved in the project, being able to launch LongBox internationally.
The publisher of Chicago Sun-Times, Andy Ihnatko, suggests that this mysterious company would be Apple, and that the project would be another means of offering content for its future tablet, associated with iTunes Store. If true, the rumor would help confirm earlier reports that this new product motivated the company to seek support from the print media for the development of a new service linked to it.
Thus, Apple would not only be using this contact with the print media to develop the new tablet, but would also be structuring plans to enter the digital print content market, but considering that the launch of the LongBox store will be next month, the launch of the new product should not pass 2010. Involved in it, some publishers may be experimenting with content formats that are compatible with “supposed” devices that are under development by Apple, including compatibility for 10-inch screens.
One of them maybe we already know well: iTunes LP, which already has an eBook sold in the Apple store. The introduction of this feature can facilitate the propagation of printed content in the Apple store, instead of just being linked to music albums; however, working with this format requires higher screen resolutions, which starts to cause a certain doubt about the real functions of the so corroborated iTablet.
By entering the digital print content market directly, Apple may face stiff competition from other devices. But planning to launch this possibility in the form of iTunes LP can help you understand the potential for creating potential producers of interactive books, but within a store exclusively focused on selling music content.
(via AppleInsider)
