BEIJING, July 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Apple Inc and four record labels are working on a plan to increase digital sales of albums, while the computer maker is also separately developing a tablet-sized device, according to media reports on Monday.
Apple is working with EMI, Sony Music, Warner Music and Vivendi's Universal Music Group on the project with the sides hoping for a launch in September.
The project with the record companies aims to offer interactive features with music downloads, the reports said.
Apple also hopes to offer the tablet-sized computer in time for Christmas shopping, which will connect to the Internet like Apple's iPod Touch and whose screen may be up to 10 inches 25.4 cm) diagonally, the reports said.
Book publishers have also been in talks with the computer maker about offering their services on the new device, which could compete with Amazon's Kindle.
Apple and the music companies are not immediately available for comment.
Amazon deleted the books both from customers' Kindles and the Kindle store, where they'd been sold.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos apologized for removing copies of e-books from customers' Kindles last week and promised not to do that again, although it is not clear whether the company will also change how it monitors the Kindle store for unauthorized works.
(Agencies)
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