iOS Newsstand offers early peek at new magazine issues
So far, the only publisher participating is Hearst. There’s no set standard for how early a look each Newsstand issue will offer, Hearst told AllThingsD. Read more »
Sub-compact media: Rethinking the way we publish online
photo: Flickr user Arvind Grover
Many publishers seem to assume that the best way to publish their content online is to try and recreate the look and feel of the printed product they are trying to replace, but a better approach is to strip away everything that isn’t absolutely necessary. Read more at GigaOM »
Next Issue, magazines and paving media cow paths
photo: Flickr user Chelsea
Publishers may see Next Issue Media’s virtual newsstand as a solution to their digital problems, but it doesn’t fit the way growing numbers of people consume content. For them, the newsstand is already an anachronism, and recreating it in digital form isn’t going to help. Read more at GigaOM »
iPad magazine bundler LeKiosk tries to crack UK, Italy
To Zinio and iTunes Newsstand, now add another iPad magazine aggregator. LeKiosk, which launched in France in January 2011, is now launching in the UK on Monday, and is seeking funding for further internationalisation. Read more »
11% Of Magazine Exposures Are Digital-Only, Survey Shows
Eleven percent of U.S. adults’ exposures to magazines are exclusively via digital platforms, new data from GfK MRI says. But with newsstands… Read more »
Apple’s Newsstand Debuts, Grouping iOS Publications In One Folder
Conde Nast, Bonnier, Future, Nomad Editions and Associated Newspapers were amongst the publishers whose titles were on board when Apple (NSD… Read more »
