The long awaited iTunes for newspapers and magazines appears closed from news reports over the last 24 hours. The Wall Street Journal has the story, Mashable has a good summary. Ken Doctor at Newsonomics asks nine pertinent questions about the move.
From a newsagent perspective, the move by Apple is another challenge to print. While publishers tell is that the digital channel is different to print, I disagree. There will be migration. I know from my own iPad experience that I am reaching for a print product less today than six months ago.
It remains to be seen how many newsagents seize the opportunity of the news from Apple, the opportunity to look carefully at the investment in print into the future in terms of shopfits and space allocation.