Print media hail iPad’s potential

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(CNN) — Now that they’ve gotten a peek at it, publishers of books, newspapers and magazines are hoping Apple’s forthcoming iPad tablet device will breathe new life into their struggling industry.

A handful of publishers already have struck content deals with Apple for the handheld wireless device, which displays text, photos and graphics in high-res color. Apple will launch an online bookstore to sell titles for the iPad, much like iTunes sells music for iPods and other Apple devices.

“I think it’s a game-changer for us …­ because of the ability to consume content and consume so much of it all in one place,” Sarah Chubb, president of Condé Nast Digital, told CNN. She thinks the iPad could join Amazon’s popular Kindle e-reader in boosting demand for digital media.

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