Laura Hazard Owen
Dec 1, 2011 12:53 PM
Consumer Reports, which named the iPad the top tablet earlier this year, is now adding subscriptions and free access for print subscribers to its iPad app. As part of its ongoing strategy to reach younger readers, it is also releasing seven new smartphone apps, including one that scans barcodes for…
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David Kaplan
May 11, 2010 7:15 PM
Consumer Reports online has long relied on the paid content format, way before it came back into fashion. It has taken its time on the mobile end, but this week, it’s released a two-tiered subscription platform on top of what was just a wap version of its PC-based offering. The…
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Rafat Ali
Jul 7, 2009 8:50 PM
If consumers aren’t buying, then they aren’t buying Consumer Reports either. At least not as much as previous years. And so, even though the print + online combine still has nine million subscribers (it doesn’t accept advertising) and has been profitable for the longest time, the parent Consumers Union is…
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