That little problem that Rupert Murdoch has — the one about the Internet tearing his business plan to shreds?

Perhaps he should have a chat to Steve Jobs about selling newspapers through iTunes.

Clearly Si Newhouse (publisher of Condé Nast magazines) has been having a word or two with the reality-distortion-meister. Lo and behold, hot on the heels of the closure of Condé Nast titles Gourmet and Modern Bride comes the news that GQ is going mobile from its November “Men of the Year” issue.

Condé Nast has announced it has developed a mobile app that offers users an exact replica of its print mags in online form, starting with GQ. The free app is made for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and issues of GQ will be available for $2.99 in the iTunes App Store on the same release date as the print issue. Ads will appear as they do in the print version, but will also offer more interactivity as video, e-commerce and linking capability are all enabled as part of the new app.

Okay, it may be a challenge fitting the Wall Street Journal layout onto the iPhone  screen, but hey — Mr Murdoch was never one to take the easy road.

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