Apple eReader and battle for Australian newspapers

There was an interesting article in today's Sydney Morning Herald about the battle for the eBook format rights for Australian newspaper content. Supposedly Fairfax has rejected an offer by Amazon (kindle reader) which leaves Sony and Apple still in the market.

Now let us consider a few fascinating possibilities. Does this imply that Amazon is considering launching their kindle reader in Australia? Perhaps even more exciting for those interested in eBooks is the indication that Apple is in the process of creating an eReader. Now if you consider the impact of Apple's Ipod on the music industry it is a tantalizing prospect as to what the implications of an Apple "Ibook" might be for the publishing world and for that matter public libraries.

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How will this type of access affect libraries?

thanks to @b3rn via twitter for the link.