Apple has just implemented a new feature that will make it more difficult to accidentally start a subscription to an app. When you hit the subscribe button and authenticate with TouchID or FaceID, you'll now see a pop-up notice asking you to confirm your subscription or to cancel the process if you change your mind. "The subscription will continue unless canceled in Settings at … [Read more...] about Apple is making it harder to sign up for subscriptions
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Time Magazine to Finally Allow Subscriptions on Apple Newsstand
Time, Inc., the nation’s largest magazine publisher, has until now refused to allow digital subscriptions of its titles through the Apple store, opting instead to require subscribers to purchase per-issue or allowing print subscribers to access digital content via a code on their mailing labels. Today, however, Apple and Time, Inc. came to an agreement in which digital … [Read more...] about Time Magazine to Finally Allow Subscriptions on Apple Newsstand
Barnes and Noble Offers Discount Subscriptions with Nook Purchase
Even though the holiday shopping season has wound down, Barnes and Noble is trying to ramp up sales of its Nook line of e-readers with a discount promotion for consumers who take advantage of its periodicals line of subscriptions. The book retailer issued this press release today: “Barnes & Noble today announced two exciting deals that offer customers amazing savings … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Offers Discount Subscriptions with Nook Purchase
iOS 5 newsstand leads to surge in iPad magazine subscriptions
One of the key features of the iOS 5 is the inclusion of the newsstand feature and publishers are already reaping huge profits. Like Conde Nast -- publishers of magazines such as Allure, Brides, Glamour, Self, GQ, Golf Digest, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and Wired -- that has reported a huge jump in digital subscriptions, a whooping 268 percent for subscriptions and 142 percent … [Read more...] about iOS 5 newsstand leads to surge in iPad magazine subscriptions