Texture is an unlimited magazine subscription platform and Apple acquired it last year. All of the digital magazines on the platform have been successfully integrated into Apple News+. Apple News+ launched this past week on all iOS devices and for a low monthly fee you get access to digital magazines and a select number of digital newspapers. Apple has announced that they are … [Read more...] about Texture is shutting down on May 28th
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Apple will launch their new Texture Service on March 25th
Sources in the digital publishing industry have told Good e-Reader that Apple plans to relaunch their Texture service on March 25th at the Steve Jobs Theater on its Apple Park campus. Right now Texture only has digital magazines and Apple is planning on incorporating digital newspapers. Apple reportedly plans to claim half the proceeds of a $10 monthly subscription fee, … [Read more...] about Apple will launch their new Texture Service on March 25th
Apple Texture Relaunch has digital newspaper companies worried
Apple bought the unlimited magazine subscription service, Texture, earlier this year. The rate used to be $14.99 per month, but in July it dropped down to $9.99 per month. Nothing really has been done with the platform yet, but Apple has grand plans to relaunch the service and publishers are worried. The Texture relaunch will be a premium product that will be rolled into … [Read more...] about Apple Texture Relaunch has digital newspaper companies worried
Apple might bundle news and magazines with music and video
Apple is looking to become a viable player in the online subscription business. The Wall Street Journal and the Information have it on good authority that Apple will be bundling news content and magazines with their Apple Music program and their upcoming video unit. Many people are feeling fatigued at the sheer number of subscription services out there now for people who … [Read more...] about Apple might bundle news and magazines with music and video
Rogers slashes 75 jobs in their print and digital publishing division
Rogers has just slashed 75 full-time employees, reducing the size of publishing team to about 150 people in Toronto. The job cuts are primarily due to the dwindling subscriber base of Maclean's, Today's Parent, Hello! Canada, Flare, MoneySense, Canadian Business and Chatelaine. Rogers says it has reorganized its digital content and publishing structure to reflect the … [Read more...] about Rogers slashes 75 jobs in their print and digital publishing division
Texture is discontinuing their Windows app
Texture is one of the few unlimited digital magazine services in the world and Apple acquired the company back in March. Texture announced today that they are going to discontinue their Windows app and on June 30th it will completely stop working. In a brief statement on their website, Texture said "To keep things working smoothly, older versions of the app sometimes need to … [Read more...] about Texture is discontinuing their Windows app
Apple Acquires Digital Magazine Subscription Service Texture
Texture is one of the few companies operating in the unlimited magazine space and they primarily compete against Magstar and Zinio. They initially launched under the name Next Issue, but rebranded themselves in 2015 and started a massive marketing campaign in Canada and the United States. Apple has just acquired Texture to make a major push in the digital magazine … [Read more...] about Apple Acquires Digital Magazine Subscription Service Texture
Texture is launching a one million dollar ad campaign
Texture is one of the largest digital magazine platforms and is currently available in Canada and the United States. The company is in the midst of launching a new ad campaign for print and digital, and has earmarked one million dollars. It is going to highlight news and political magazines and will hopefully lead to more paid subscriptions for their app for Apple and … [Read more...] about Texture is launching a one million dollar ad campaign
Rogers Media is pivoting their magazine business to digital
Rogers Media is shutting down the print editions of Flare, Sportsnet, MoneySense and Canadian Business. They are also scaling back on Maclean’s magazine and only publishing it once a month, while Chatelaine and Today’s Parent will appear in print six times a year. The print editions might be shut down, but Rogers is going to pivot their editorial staff to publishing content … [Read more...] about Rogers Media is pivoting their magazine business to digital
You Can Now Buy A Texture Subscription Within ther iOS App
Texture by Next Issue has just updated their app for the iPhone and iPad. It now allows you to sign up for a digital subscription within the app, previously you had to purchase a subscription on their website to use the app. This is going to be a boon for publishers who want to further monetize their content. In 2012 Next Issue was launched by Conde Nast, Meredith, News … [Read more...] about You Can Now Buy A Texture Subscription Within ther iOS App