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Sprint Plans To Provide Connectivity For Hearst's Skiff E-Reader (S)Dec 06, 2009 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- 12/6/2009 - Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) said it will provided connectivity for a range of ereaders next year as part of a new digital publishing service from Hearst, according to a FierceWireless report, which cited a WSJ article. The Skiff service will transmit content from newspapers, magazines, and other sources to devices. Hearst is positioning the service as an alternative to Amazon.com's (NASDAQ:AMZN) Kindle store and claims that its content will be superior. Sprint plans to sell Skiff readers in its retail stores and online. Additional distribution channels will be announced next year. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.TradeTheTrend.com. Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.TradeTheTrend.com/signup.html |