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Would you pay a fee to access a library of written content? A Netflix for the book-reading world? Amazon is apparently banking you might, as it was reported tonight by the WSJ that the online retailer was considering that option.

As noted by The Next Web, such an idea isn't new (i.e.

WSJ.com: "This year's crop of tech April Fools jokes is corny as usual, but the tech April Fools master, Google, stands above the rest."

Network World: "You have probably heard by now, as reported in the WSJ, that findings from market researcher Canalys placed Android sales in the fourth quarter of last year as the clear #1 handset OS"

A few days ago the Wall Street Journal published a series of articles about a supposed Facebook privacy breach.

We and others noted that the article was complete rubbish. We also noted that the Wall Street Journals sister company, MySpace, wasnt mentioned in the article either as a disclosure of a conflict of interest or a discussion of whether MySpace was doing the same thing.

The WSJ was actually investigating MySpace, says a source close to the company and were planning on publishing the information the investigation uncovered.

MySpace has had three different CEOs in

The Hill: "Wall Street Journal technology columnist Walt Mossberg is glad the federal government is finally creating a national broadband plan but wishes it were more aggressive about broadband speed and less vague about the details."

This is the year that Twitter is slated to start monetizing in a big way.

Along those lines, the company has just hired a Chief Financial Officer by way of Pixar Animation Studios.

Apple wasn’t the only company chasing web-based music startup Lala, it seems: Google was also in hot pursuit, with aspirations to delve deeper into the online music busine

Although it’s yet to earn any significant revenue, Twitter is about to get a major infusion of cash.

WSJ.com: "In an effort to avert any legal threat that might discourage the adoption of Linux, a group of Microsoft rivals is about to acquire a set of patents formerly owned by the software giant."

It’s been a rough year for print media, with numerous publications either going extinct or converting to online-only format.

As print subscribers and advertisers abandon newspapers, even the biggest names aren’t immune, and now, The New York Times is toying with the idea of charging for access to its articles online.