WSJ to charge $17.99/month for iPad subscription

The Wall Street Journal will charge $17.99 a month to read the business newspaper on the upcoming iPad, according to an AFP story.

The story states, “The News Corp.-owned Journal is one of a number of US media outlets which have developed applications for the iPad tablet computer, which is to go on sale in stores in the United States on April 3.

“The electronic edition of The Wall Street Journal for Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader costs 14.99 dollars a month.

“The New York Times, which has also developed an iPad application, reported meanwhile that advertisers have been spending heavily to buy advertising space on the iPad applications from various media outlets, including the Times.”

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