Shortcovers promises to resell magazine content a piece at a time

Indigo Books & Music, one of Canada's leading purveyors of magazines, is set to launch Shortcovers, a new e-reader application for iPhones, iPod Touch and Blackberries. It would give readers wireless access to sample pages/chapters of books and tastes of magazine articles that they could then buy.Called by some the "Kindle-killer", it is expected to put a severe dent in prospects for e-book