Smartphones, Tablets & eBay Send SkyMall to Chapter 11

SkyMall

SkyMall, the quirky airline catalog, looks as though it may be grounded before long. Parent company Xhibit has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and seeks to sell its assets.
In an SEC filing, Xhibit explains that it has fallen victim to an "intensely competitive" direct marketing retail industry that now includes the likes of eBay and Amazon.com. The low entry cost of getting into online sales has doomed the business model that's sustained SkyMall for 25 years, according t