Apple’s ‘Netflix for Magazines’ Getting a Chilly Reception

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When Apple Inc. introduced the iPad eight years ago, media executives rejoiced.

“Sit down once a day and pray to thank Steve Jobs that he is saving the publishing industry,” the head of German publisher Axel Springer said about the tablet in 2010.