One of the features of any tablet device that customers have grown used to is the ability to touch an app with a finger tip and have instant access to their content. This instantaneous ability to see all purchased content may be what has driven NextIssue Media to reformulate what consumers may be used to with digital magazine publication. Unlike per-issue purchases or … [Read more...] about NextIssue Media Catalog Grows to Over 100 Titles
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Next Issue Media CEO Morgan Guenther on Subscription-Based Digital Magazines
GoodeReader reported yesterday on the iOS launch of Next Issue’s subscription reading service from a number of mainstream publishers. CEO Morgan Guenther spoke to GoodeReader about the original Android launch of the service in April as well as yesterday’s Apple launch for all iPad models. “We’re once again focused on the top-tier premium titles,” said Guenther, “and they’re … [Read more...] about Next Issue Media CEO Morgan Guenther on Subscription-Based Digital Magazines
The Kobo Touch Gets Rave Reviews in Wired Magazine
Wired Magazine recently did a piece on e-readers which shows you how far the industry has come along to get widespread recognition. They compared the Sony, Amazon, Nook Simple Touch, and Kobo Touch. Hands down the writers at the publication voted the Kobo Touch has the best of the bunch. Wired has a dedicated circulation of around 800,000 issues per month, making it one of … [Read more...] about The Kobo Touch Gets Rave Reviews in Wired Magazine
Conde Nast Bringing Subscription Based Magazines to the iPad
Towards the end of May publishing giant Conde Nast will be bringing paid subscription magazines to the Apple iPad Tablet. These new magazines will include Wired, Vanity Fair and the New Yorker. If you are a current subscriber of these magazines in their print form, you get the digital subscription for free! The New Yorker for new subscribers will cost $5.99 per month or … [Read more...] about Conde Nast Bringing Subscription Based Magazines to the iPad
iPad Magazine Sales Plummet
While the iPad might be rewriting sales records, unfortunately, the same can't be said of the magazine apps that is on offer on the iPad. The Apple tablet made have made the right start but it seems, it is finding it difficult to hold on to the initial figures any more. For the number crunchers, here are some figures to dwell upon as revealed by the Audit Bureau of … [Read more...] about iPad Magazine Sales Plummet