Apple debuts subscription 'Apple News+' integrating magazines & other publications At Apple's "its show time" event, Apple has debuted a paid news subscription called "Apple News+" integrating traditional magazines into Apple News. The service launches in the US for $9.99 per month and in Canada for $12.99 today, with other countries to follow. AppleInsider Staff 7 years ago 40
Editorial: Apple's demand for 50 percent of news and magazine revenue is either bold or very foolish It's believed that if you're a publisher signing up to the forthcoming Apple news and magazine service, you will have to agree that the company keeps half the revenue from the service, and pays out the other half in aggregate to all publishers. If that's true, it's either going to give publishers a great deal more money than they had before, or force further painful contraction in the industry to the benefit of nobody but Apple. William Gallagher 7 years ago 34
Head-to-head: Apple News vs. Google News on iOS Google News has replaced Google Play Newsstand on iOS, directly competing with Apple News. Both services have their clear benefits, but which one wins out? Andrew O'Hara 8 years ago 38
Apple to replace Newsstand with new Flipboard-like app for iOS 9 Apple is apparently planning to do away with its Newsstand application for iOS, instead replacing it with a Flipboard-like digital magazine that will present content from a number of sources. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 30
New $8-per-month 'NYT Now' subscription will debut first on Apple's iPhone The New York Times announced on Wednesday that it will expand its digital subscription offerings in the coming months, starting with a "core" package dubbed "NYT Now" targeted at light readers, and it will debut exclusively on Apple's iPhone on April 2. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 46
Startup pushes Newsstand publication samples to iOS devices through Apple's iBeacons Publishers can now promote their magazine apps for iOS by making them available to view for free at specific locations, thanks to a new use for Apple's wireless iBeacon technology created by a digital publishing startup company. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 29
Glide dynamically revamps "The Loop Magazine" for iOS 7's Newsstand Using a new interactive publishing tool for Newsstand apps from Glide Creations, veteran Mac journalist Jim Dalrymple has retooled The Loop Magazine to reflect the dynamic look and feel of iOS 7, joining a growing number of publishers moving iPad digital distribution. Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 4
New iPad publishing system Prss sets out 'to make print feel stupid' As Apple's iPad takes printed publications to the woodshed, startup publishing platform Prss wants to enable a new generation of digital publications that "enrich content and inspire other people's lives, just by doing that." Shane Cole 12 years ago 36
Time Inc. brings free article previews to iPad magazines in bid for new subscribers Time Inc. continues to take small steps toward further boosting readership of its magazines on the iPad, with the publishing giant announcing on Thursday that it would begin allowing users to browse digital editions before buying them. Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 4
The Atlantic magazine debuts first weekly publication as iOS-only app The Atlantic on Friday debuted its first weekly edition in the magazine's 156-year history, bringing choice content to owners of Apple's iPad and iPhone in what is, for now, an Apple iOS exclusive. Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 6
Hearst reaches a million digital subscribers on Apple's iPad, other platforms Hearst Magazines has hit its goal of one million digital subscribers on devices like Apple's iPad, as well as competing tablets such as the Amazon Kindle Fire. AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 4
After powering 100 issues of 'Trvl' for iPad, Prss is pitched as 'the software Apple forgot to make' Popular iPad-only magazine Trvl reached 100 issues and a million app installs last week. Now, the company behind the publication has set its sights on its next major milestone: this summer's public launch of its proprietary publishing tool, Prss. Neil Hughes 13 years ago 29
Apple point-of-sale subscription filing likely stems from 'patent troll' settlement An Apple patent filing was released Thursday showing a system allowing retail outlets to sell periodicals to customers as part of an ongoing subscription, simultaneously saving money for customers and making money for retailers. Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 14
Boston Globe school program switches from paper to Apple's iPad The Boston Globe announced this week that its Newspaper In Education program will provide Apple iPads with digital subscriptions to the publication in Massachusetts public schools. AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 14
Apple's Newsstand to get exclusive early access to Hearst publications In a new deal with Hearst that went active on Thursday, Apple is offering iPad versions of the publisher's catalog days before they release on other platforms, including print editions. Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 14
Rolling Stone debuts in Apple's iPad Newsstand Just under two years after the magazine's co-founder decried other publishers' rush to embrace Apple's in-app subscription plans for the iPad, Rolling Stone's first iPad edition hit Apple's Newsstand app Thursday. Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 16
Newsweek to cease print edition, go digital-only with iPad & other platforms The rising cost of print has forced Newsweek to go digital-only starting in 2013, leaving its iPad app as one of the few ways to read the nearly 80-year-old publication. Katie Marsal 13 years ago 32
