Magazines have undergone a radical transformation in their move to stay relevant in a digital era. Apple Introduced its Newsstand a few years ago and has attracted major publishers to their platform to distribute their entire portfolio. Today, Michael and Peter check out what the magazine experience is like on the Apple iPad Air.The iPad Air is the 5th generation Apple … [Read more...] about Video: Let’s Read a Digital Magazine on the iPad Air
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Digital Magazine App Next Issue Launches on Kindle Fire HDX
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
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
Adobe to Publish .Folio Tech Specs Under Free License in Q1 2014
Adobe has let it known that they will be coming up with the technical specifications of .folio format for e-magazines under free license sometime in Q1 2014. An inherent benefit of the .folio format is that it will allow newsstands to launch their own viewing apps for users to read digital magazines that have been built using Adobe’s Digital Publishing Suite. This, Adobe claims … [Read more...] about Adobe to Publish .Folio Tech Specs Under Free License in Q1 2014
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
Issuu Opens US Office, Hires Yahoo and Google Execs to Lead
Originally founded in Denmark, digital publishing platform Issuu has become one of the fastest growing global companies for digital magazine publication. Today, the company announced not only the launch of its US operations in Palo Alto, California, but also named some former executives with companies like Yahoo! and Google in key leadership roles.Joe Hykin, formerly with … [Read more...] about Issuu Opens US Office, Hires Yahoo and Google Execs to Lead
Piracy a Major Threat to Digital Publishing in China
As has been the case anywhere else in the world, publishers in China are waking up to the impact that digital publishing is expected to have in the domestic publishing industry in future. However, publishers fear that the rampant piracy prevalent in the country could cast a pall over the segment.China has already grown to emerge as the second largest ebook market in the … [Read more...] about Piracy a Major Threat to Digital Publishing in China
Vanity Fair’s iOS Version Sorted by Reading Times
In a nod to the understanding that consumers who read on mobile devices are probably on a time budget, the newly launched full-length issues of Vanity Fair have a new offer: reading times. Originally initiated by Liberty magazine in the 1920s, the reading time feature sorts articles for the reader by how long the article should take, which is perfect for the morning commute or … [Read more...] about Vanity Fair’s iOS Version Sorted by Reading Times
Magzter, the Future Zinio of Digital Magazine Publishing?
Magzter is the culmination of the joint efforts of Indian tech entrepreneurs Girish Ramdas and Vijay Radhakrishnan, and while it may be a relatively a new kid on the world digital publishing block, it is already aiming for the sky. The company is setting its sights on being the world's biggest digital magazine store catering to the booming tablet market, but has also dropped … [Read more...] about Magzter, the Future Zinio of Digital Magazine Publishing?
Readers Digest UK Undergoes Restructure, Drops 75% of Employees
Print magazine and newspaper publishers are already feeling the effects of the surge in popularity of e-readers and tablets, to the point that some are shutting their doors. The latest casualty may be Readers Digest.The UK arm of the company that was facing financial and legal trouble a couple of years ago was thought to have been saved by the purchase of RD by Better … [Read more...] about Readers Digest UK Undergoes Restructure, Drops 75% of Employees
PixelMags Brings Digital Magazines to Blackberry 10
If you have a hankering to read some digital magazines while on the go, PixelMags has got you covered. The company announced today that the newsstand app for BB10 is all ready to go and will be available for the official launch of the next generation blackberry smartphones at the end of January.This new digital magazine portal is compatible with your Blackberry ID, so you … [Read more...] about PixelMags Brings Digital Magazines to Blackberry 10
Next Issue Media Adds iPad Titles
GoodeReader spoke last month with Next Issue Media, a group formed by some of the magazine industry’s major companies--Condé Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corp. and Time Inc. The group’s goal was to ensure that as much of their vibrant content as possible was available for the growing numbers of consumers who were using their tablets for personal reading.“Our goal is to … [Read more...] about Next Issue Media Adds iPad Titles
Next Issue Subscription Magazine App Available for iPad
Next Media, the company behind a monthly-fee based subscription service that allowed Android device users to pay on flat fee to read any magazine from a host of publishers, has now incorporated iOS devices into the fold with the launch of its App Store magazine app. By working with Conde Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corp, and Time, subscribers now have access to thirty-nine … [Read more...] about Next Issue Subscription Magazine App Available for iPad