06.12.2010 18:35 Uhr, Quelle: The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Apple, publishers still debating magazine subscriptions

There's yet another standoff between Apple and established media companies. While Apple and the recording industry seem to have finally reached something approaching détente if not peace, magazine publishing companies are still wary about letting Apple become the ultimate power in their universe. Apple is offering the same deal for magazines that they offer for books and app developers: you get 70% of the profits, we take 30% to take care of billing, downloads, etc. Magazine publishers want more: namely, they want access to customer information, especially tidbits like credit card information and email addresses. It's safe to say that app developers would like that too, especially the email addresses. According to AllThingsD, that offer has been "on the table for a couple of months," but no publisher has bitten yet. There are a variety of publishers try

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