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iPad magazines

Spectator’s iPad magazine will have monthly ‘pay membrane’

The Spectator is among the magazines that will have iPad versions on or after the gadget's April 3 US launch day. The E-edition software supplier Exact Editions launched a pay-for replica page-turner iPhone app for the politics weekly back in September, and has submitted modified versions for several of its client’s mags to Apple for [...]

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Adverts for iPad publications buoyant

But, if real, that price difference could be the result of a number of potential factors: perhaps the iPad version of the Journal will sport some exclusive features that are not available anywhere else; or, the final pricing model may include special offers and different subscription options (such as an annual subscription for an even [...]

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Comic Zeal suited to iPad

In Bitolithic’s case, that means Comic Zeal, the comic-book reading and storage app that’s gained quite a following among iPhone- and iPod touch-toting graphic novel aficionados. With a much larger screen than Apple’s current mobile devices, the iPad is an obvious fit for reader apps—so obvious, in fact, that in a blog post announcing Comic [...]

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Wall Street Journal to charge 17.99 dollars a month on iPad

The Wall Street Journal plans to charge 17.99 dollars a month for a subscription to the newspaper on Apple’s upcoming iPad, it reported Thursday. The News Corp.-owned Journal is one of a number of US media outlets which have developed applications for the iPad tablet computer, which is to go on sale in stores in [...]

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How the iPad will change the way we read and search

Even if people will have to pay for reading these magazines, it will still make sense for the search engines to index the content and present “snippets” or extracts of the content, as such results will guide readers to content they may find useful. This will also make sense for the publishers, especially when the [...]

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An Interactive Magazine for the Apple iPad

VIVmag, an all-digital lifestyle magazine that is available online, plans to introduce an interactive iPad version of its content when the device, from Apple, is released next month. Viv and other magazines are getting ready to offer touch, video and a wave of other hands-on experiences. Jeanniey Mullen, VIVmag’s chief marketing officer, said that the [...]

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NPR tagets iPad with Flash free version

National Public Radio (NPR) is designing a Flash-free version of its site to target iPad users. The changes are necessary because Apple's much-hyped iPad will not be able to run Adobe's Flash multimedia player. iPad users will be able to access NPR content through the NPR.org domain or via the iPad-optimised version of NPR's iPhone [...]

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UK publishers sceptical on iPad impact

Mail Online MD says iPad tablet will have no impact this year, and other publishers share his view.  Hang on – weren’t publishers falling over themselves in the rush for e-reader salvation? The Association of Online Publishers, in this video with its members, has found many execs are neither glowing nor certain about the e-reader [...]

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ABC changes US rules to include iPad

The Audit Bureau of Circulations in the US has altered its definition of a digital magazine to include editions adapted for new readers such as the iPad. From now on, digital editions must include a print edition's full editorial and advertising, but no longer need to have an identical layout. via ABC changes US rules [...]

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Apple’s iPad can help New York Times’ online ad business

New York Times’ (NYSE:NYT) online visitors and online page views could see a rise with the forthcoming launch of Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) new tablet PC, the iPad, which offers a better reading experience compared to the iPhone and iPod Touch. Taking cues from the positive impact of smartphones on nytimes.com viewership, we expect that the iPad [...]

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