Next Issue has been stepping up their game lately, running television commercials and hyping up their digital  magazine subscription service.  The company is heavily competing with Zinio and Magzter by offering unlimited magazines at a low monthly price. Today, Next Issue has announced official apps on the Amazon App Store that have been customized for the Kindle Fire HDX 7 and … [Read more...] about Digital Magazine App Next Issue Launches on Kindle Fire HDX
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Subscribe to Two Nook Magazines for the Price of One
The Barnes and Noble Nook Newsstand is running a holiday promotion that will allow customers to subscribe to two digital magazines for the price of one, plus receive the last 12 issues of each magazine for free, making now the perfect time for NOOK customers to start building their library for one amazing low price. Customers can choose from over 50 participating bestselling … [Read more...] about Subscribe to Two Nook Magazines for the Price of One
Digital Magazine Circulation Rates Soar in 2013
Digital magazines have really come of age in 2013, thanks to Apple, Google, Amazon and other companies entering the frat to distribute content. The total number of digital magazines downloaded every week has increased from 300,000 per week in 2011 to a staggering two million per week presently. These figures are courtesy of Adobe, whose Digital Publishing Suite powers around … [Read more...] about Digital Magazine Circulation Rates Soar in 2013
Rakuten, Aquafadas Provide Digital Services for Japanese Publishers
The e-commerce giant Rakuten and the digital publisher Aquafadas have joined forces to provide a suite of services for Japanese publishers who want to go from print to e-books. In a nutshell, the publisher provides the content, Aquafadas converts it to digital format, and Rakuten sells it. The partnership is part of the Aquafadas Global Partner Network Program, and one of the … [Read more...] about Rakuten, Aquafadas Provide Digital Services for Japanese Publishers
Digital Magazine Store Magzter Gets $10 mn Series B Funding from Singapore Press Holdings
Magzter Inc. which counts itself among the fastest growing digital magazine store and newsstand that is compliant with multiple platforms announced having secured $10 million in a series B funding. The latest round of funding is aimed at further consolidating their position as one of the largest operators in the field of digital magazine stores besides also venturing into … [Read more...] about Digital Magazine Store Magzter Gets $10 mn Series B Funding from Singapore Press Holdings
Kobo Launches their Digital Magazine Shop
At a product launch event in New York City Canadian based Kobo announced their intention of launching a digital magazine store. It took a number of months to work out the logistics and build a store interface on their new line of tablets, but it seems to have paid off. Starting today customers will have the ability to buy hundreds of magazines from major publishers and read … [Read more...] about Kobo Launches their Digital Magazine Shop
NewspaperDirect Rebrands Themselves as PressReader
If you are into digital newspapers you are likely familiar with PressReader. The company has over 3,000 newspapers in over 80 different countries and has dedicated reading apps for iOS, Android, Windows 8 and Blackberry. The apps have always simply been known as PressReader and today the company is undergoing a rebranding campaign to gravitate away from Newspaper Direct and … [Read more...] about NewspaperDirect Rebrands Themselves as PressReader
Flipboard Raises Another $50 Million in Latest Round of Funding
Flipboard is on the verge of adding another $50 million in the form of venture capital funding that is in the final stages of negotiations. This will be in addition to the $50 million that the social news app had picked up just about two months ago, raising the amount it has raised so far to $160 million since launching in 2010. The investors who have picked up stake in the … [Read more...] about Flipboard Raises Another $50 Million in Latest Round of Funding
Scholastic Releases “Shoppable” Magazine
For the upcoming holiday season, Scholastic is making the gift-giving experience even more streamlined for busy parents. In addition to highlighting the recipients of the 2014 Gold Star Toy Awards in an upcoming edition of its magazine, the creators of the issue have made the magazine "shoppable" in conjunction with ShopAdvisor and Digimarc. “This holiday season, we are … [Read more...] about Scholastic Releases “Shoppable” Magazine
Readly eMagazine App Allows Unlimited Reading For $9.99 PM
Readly launched a new app that follows the Netflix model for reading emagazines. The subscribers pay $9.99 a month, which allows them unlimited access to all the magazines listed on the Readly catalog. The app is available for Android, iOS, and Windows 8, which pretty much covers the entire mobile devices landscape. Readly also allows each subscription to its app to be shared … [Read more...] about Readly eMagazine App Allows Unlimited Reading For $9.99 PM
Digital Magazine Awards Finalists Include Nine Apps from Aquafadas
Digital publishing solutions provider Aquafadas announced today that a number of its publishing clients have been nominated for various category honors from the 2013 Digital Magazine Awards, the fourth annual honor going to innovative international publications. The honorees who utilized Aquafadas either wholly or in part to produce their publications include: Bande à … [Read more...] about Digital Magazine Awards Finalists Include Nine Apps from Aquafadas
PressReader Kiosk Adds 50+ Titles From Singapore Press Holdings Magazines
NewspaperDirect announced more than 50 titles from Singapore Press Holding Magazines will now be available via PressReader as well as its online site, PressDisplay.com. PressReader is already considered the world’s largest publication kiosk app, which no doubt will get a further boost to its appeal now that it has 50 more publications in its catalog from a publisher as … [Read more...] about PressReader Kiosk Adds 50+ Titles From Singapore Press Holdings Magazines
Satirical Newspaper The Onion Goes Strictly Digital
After twenty-five years of providing satirical headlines, articles, and features, some of them meant to take a stab at politics or religion, others simply intended to be pointlessly funny, The Onion will no longer be available in print. According to an article on the move to digital by Lynne Marek for Crain's Chicago Business, the paper has been slowly phasing out some of … [Read more...] about Satirical Newspaper The Onion Goes Strictly Digital