The new Kindle Fire announced last week by Amazon will undoubtedly push the tablet market to new places. This new device and the almost disposable price of the more traditional Kindle further opens this rapidly growing distribution channel for publishers of print content.
It is vitally important that newsagents are aware of these development when negotiating leases and shop fits. Given that each is a five-year investment, we need to be committing to what key parts of our businesses will look like in five years.
Flexibility on all fronts is vital.