Jeff Bezos now wants to sell you a newspaper

Jeff Bezos buys the Washington Post. This is either wonderful for journalism or horrifying (via Pando Daily)

By Sarah Lacy On August 5, 2013When Jeff Bezos turns his sights on you, it’s either extremely good or extremely bad. There’s rarely wiggle room in between. Book sellers, gadget retailers, and publishers aren’t such fans of “take on all comers…

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What the hell was Sam Zell thinking?

The newspaper death spiral continues as noted on TechCrunch this week.

So, we decided to check in with one of our more favorite billionaires to determine what the hell happened.

In a recent interview, Sam Zell explains that a small forecasting assumption apparently turned into a big forecasting error relative to his recent purchase of the Chicago Tribune.

Think Billion$ comment: Oops.