Apple is expected to announce soon a new subscription plan for newspapers, which hope tablets like the iPad will eventually provide a new source of profit as media companies struggle with declining
print circulation and advertising revenue. While a handful of national papers already offer app subscriptions to iPad users, major metropolitan papers across the country are getting ready to roll out
their own publication apps and have been in discussions with Apple.
Industry leaders hope tablet devices and subscription-based digital editions can help newspapers stem, if not
reverse, losses incurred after they began offering content online for free years ago. The computer giant has agreed to provide an opt-in function for subscribers to allow Apple to share with
publishers their information, which includes vital data that news organizations use to attract advertisers, industry sources say.
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