Apple’s stance on user privacy may threaten the marriage between the iPad and the publishers of books, magazines and newspapers.

The publishers of the printed word seem to be forming the opinion that strict Internet personal privacy practices, especially as espoused by Apple and their App Store, may not provide the information that they need to make enough money out of electronic publishing, according to a CNET story. Despite announced deals with five major book publishers that would bring books to the iPad, there is little if any information about the new Apple tablet computer pairing up with magazines and newspapers, which has seemed like a natural fit from the beginning of the iPad rumors.

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