Sony said today it will begin offering subscriptions to The Wall Street Journal and MarketWatch on its new electronic reader.

In addition, Sony will also offer subscriptions to the digital version of the New York Post on its e-reader.

Dow Jones & Company said today it would launch "The Wall Street Journal Professional Edition," aimed at providing business readers with more in-depth information.

Google CEO, Eric Schmidt has added his voice to the debate about charging for online news content.

Speaking via video link with British broadcasting executives, Schmidt said there is so much free content online that many publishers would not succeed if they put their content behind a pay- wall.