Something You Knew Already: Rich People Trading Magazines for iPads
Are you surprised to hear that people with money are spending less time with magazines and more time with iPads? Didn't think so. But numbers are always nice to see....
Another Magazine App? Yep. But This One’s For the Ladies: Condé Nast Brings Glamour to the iPad.
GQ. Popular Mechanics. Sports Illustrated. Wired. Notice a trend here? Time to try an iPad magazine for the xx set.
Time Inc.’s iPad Problem Is Trouble for Every Magazine Publisher
Time Inc. likes to show off its iPad apps as a symbol of the company's future. But inside the publisher, the digital editions have become a source of hair-pulling frustration.That's because the magazine giant has been unable to get Apple to let it sell and manage subscriptions for its iPad apps--much to Time Inc.'s surprise....
Is There an iPad Premium? Hearst Says Its Popular Mechanics App May Cost More Than the Print Version
Internet axiom: Digital stuff--movies, music, whatever--should cost less than its physical counterparts, because it costs less to make it.But don't tell Hearst. The publisher says it will charge at least as much for the iPad versions of its magazines as it does for its paper and ink version. And in the case of at least...
Steinbrenner’s Death Gives Sports Illustrated a Chance to Flex an iPad Muscle
Is this week's big sports news about LeBron James or George Steinbrenner? Sports Illustrated's digital edition lets readers decide.
IBooks, Eh? Apple’s Bookstore Comes to Canada
Canadian iPad users, who haven't been able to buy e-books from Apple's iTunes store, can now do so. CBS' Simon & Schuster says its titles are available in iBook format, and I assume that Apple's other publishing launch partners are as well.
Wired’s iPad App Boasts a New Feature: A Price Cut
Condé Nast sold some 95,000 digital copies of Wired's June issue at $4.99, the same price the ink-and-paper edition commands. So why sell the July issue at $3.99?
Sports Illustrated’s iPad App: Think Print, Not Web
How do you update a weekly sports magazine for the iPad? Time Inc.'s answer is to leave it as a weekly sports magazine, more or less.
MSNBC Readies a Cautious Move Onto the iPad
MSNBC is preparing its own entry into the iPad app derby. But the cable network is moving cautiously into the race: Its upcoming free app will feature programming from just one of its shows. Maddow? Olbermann? The network won't say.
