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Iconic US magazine Saturday Evening Post comes to Newsstand

by Michael Grothaus (May 22nd, 2013)

The Saturday Evening Post, one of America's most iconic magazines, thanks in part to cover artist Norman Rockwell, is finally on Apple's Newsstand. Apparently many people don't know the magazine is still in publication (I didn't, and even the magazine's technology director Steve Harman admits to ...

Free VIEW Magazine is filled with intriguing photography

by Mel Martin (May 20th, 2013)

View Magazine is a nicely put-together coffee table ebook for the iPad or iPhone that contains photos that are interesting and certainly not run-of-the-mill sunsets and flowers. A variety of photographers have combined to submit some of their favorite work, and they offer some commentary about the ...

The Loop launches a new magazine on iOS Newsstand

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 9th, 2013)

Jim Dalrymple of The Loop unveiled a new iOS magazine that'll complement the short news briefs found on his website. Inspired in part by Marco Arment's The Magazine, The Loop magazine will feature long-form articles on music, design, technology, games and Apple from some of the best writers in the ...

New Hearst magazine issues will debut first on Apple's Newsstand

by Mike Wehner (Jan 17th, 2013)

The support for iPad versions of traditional print publications might not have been enough to save The Daily from extinction, but magazine publisher Hearst isn't ready to throw the towel in just yet. In fact, quite the contrary: The Loop reports that the company is pushing an all-new initiative ...

Wall Street Journal selling subscriptions via Apple's Newsstand

by Steven Sande (Dec 21st, 2012)

The Wall Street Journal has joined thousands of newspapers and magazines that sell their content through the Apple Newsstand. The move of the Wall Street Journal to Newsstand is surprising for one reason -- the former president of WSJ owner Dow Jones, Todd Larsen, opposed selling ...

Daily Update for June 14, 2012

by Steven Sande (Jun 14th, 2012)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Time, Inc. will sell its magazines on Apple's Newsstand

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 14th, 2012)

Laura Lang, CEO of Time, Inc. and Eddy Cue, Apple's VP for Internet software and service, confirmed to The New York Times that Time Inc.'s magazine lineup is coming to the iPhone and iPad. All of Time's magazines including People, Sports Illustrated, InStyle and Entertainment Weekly will be ...

Daily Update for March 28, 2012

by Steven Sande (Mar 28th, 2012)

Report: Newsstand apps for the iPad generate about $70K per day

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 28th, 2012)

A report from Distimo suggests iPad Newsstand apps are generating US$70,000 per day for Apple and its top 100 participating publishers less than six months after the category debuted in iOS 5. Not surprisingly, the top grossing apps are The Daily, the NY Times for iPad and The New Yorker ...

Popular Science sees boost from Apple's Newsstand

by Steven Sande (Dec 23rd, 2011)

Apple's Newsstand app, which premiered on iOS devices with the release of iOS 5, was designed to improve the sales of newspapers and magazines by giving publishers their own virtual shelf space in a highly visible app. Several other publications have already touted their success stories with ...

Study shows iPad owners read more magazines

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 21st, 2011)

The iPad is the perfect tablet for consuming magazines. It's the right size and its interactive features can make a magazine come to life. The Association of Magazine Media realizes that and asked 1,009 mobile magazine readers about their experience reading digital magazines. Not surprisingly, ...

Conde Nast Britain gives subscribers free iPad access

by Steven Sande (Nov 10th, 2011)

Condé Nast Britain has begun to provide existing print subscribers with access to equivalent digital editions on the iPad at no cost. According to an article published on the UK Association of Online Publishers website, Apple's Newsstand app has increased the issue sales of British GQ by ...

TRVL magazine to donate subscription fees to charities

by Steven Sande (Nov 9th, 2011)

TRVL is a free electronic travel magazine for the iPad that I raved about in September. The beautiful photography, layout, and typography all make it a standout among the usual junk that passes for e-magazines these days, and TRVL was free, which made it a no-brainer to subscribe to. The ...

Condé Nast sees iPad subscription boom with Newsstand

by Steven Sande (Oct 26th, 2011)

One of the more unsung apps available on the iPad with iOS 5 is Newsstand, Apple's portal for newspapers and magazines. While many iPad users seem to be unaware of the app and its purpose, publisher Condé Nast is reporting that subscriptions for the digital editions of its titles have ...

That hide-the-Newsstand trick? It works

by Erica Sadun (Oct 13th, 2011)

Yes, it works. You can hide Newsstand and it works exactly like those hundreds of posts and tips and videos say it does. We don't know exactly who figured this out -- coverage of the trick is pretty widespread at this point and there aren't exact credits -- but kudos to who did. It wasn't us. ...