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News Tue Feb 01 2011

New Policies for Ebook Apps

You may have heard that earlier this week, Apple rejected Sony's Reader iPhone app from the App Store, enforcing a rule that, technically, has been there since the Store's beginnings: developers have to offer you the option to purchase content through Apple, not just a third party. This has caused a flurry of opinion and controversy -- to get a better scope of opinions, see comments at the bottom of the article, and/or do some research online.

 
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