The prospect of Amazon releasing a larger screen version of its popular Kindle has media outlets abuzz. A common thread of reporting is whether this device can save US newspapers.
In the context of newspaper distribution and retail businesses, the Kindle will not help. However, the buzz this week is yet another reminder to Australian newsagents that distribution is what is changing most in the US right now. Those changes will eventually come here. This is one reason I questioned whether newsagents need contracts with newspaper publishers.