TightWind is written by Kyle Baxter. Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

Jim Dalrymple thinks newspaper publishers will be for the tablet what music labels were for the iPod:

However, Apple does need a new hook for the tablet. That hook will, in part, be the worldwide publishers.

Think of it like this. Part of the overwhelming success of the iPod was the iTunes Store and the deals Apple was able to forge with the music labels. Part of the success of the iPhone is the App Store and what Apple has been able to do with developers.

Part of the draw for the tablet will be newspapers and magazines and the subscription deals they can offer users for publications around the world.

Publishers will almost certainly be an important part of the tablet. Hopefully, though, small writers will be on the same level has large publishers, and won’t be subject to App Store-like review.