I recently co-wrote a paper regarding the prospect of turning a newspaper around from ever declining circulation and hinted at the Kindle 2 being the lead prospect for an wholesale cost of $250/Kindle. I’m pleasantly surprised that the target number could be perfectly aligned with both profitability for the turnaround, and for Amazon.
The business model is interesting, and very possible, even for someone who does not own a newspaper, it helps because of the positioned advertising stream and additional revenue from the planned reorganization of legacy technology. My own problem with launching the project, as with any project… capital.
I doubt there are many angel investors interested in going up against some pretty heavy hitters. But, I’m available for consulting.