Like the banks, European insurers are short on cross-border distribution networks.

ECONOMIST: Local restrictions permitting

Buying the Nook would effectively make them the owner of the eReader category, and allow them to focus on the Kindle Fire and the cross over devices to media distribution, and ecommerce on the tablet.

FORBES: Amazon Preparing Bid For Barnes And Noble?

Those could include better distribution, ability to cross-sell advertising, perhaps even enhanced production capabilities.

FORBES: Viva la Television!

They can do so by focusing on the cross platform experience, embracing new distribution platforms and expanding revenue models.

FORBES: Old Media Must Deliver Digital Experiences Consumers Demand

After the strike began on Friday, many drivers from other distribution firms refused to cross the picket line to fill up on fuel.

BBC: Warning over petrol panic buying

Mobile Education Framework is a cross platform framework and interactive mobile forum for the distribution of quality mobile educational content.

UNESCO: EDUCATION

The Pakistanis told their American counterparts that at least 77 supply trucks would cross the border Wednesday and build up to normal distribution levels, according to U.S. officials.

WSJ: U.S. Apologizes to Pakistan, Says Supply Routes to Reopen