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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 ...

Apple gives Financial Times app the axe over lack of compliance

by Michael Grothaus (Aug 30th, 2011)

Apple has officially removed The Financial Times' app, FT Mobile, from the App Store. The removal comes after the paper refused to sign on to Apple's subscription rules, which give Apple a 30% cut of any subscription revenues generated through the App Store. The Financial Times first raised ...

Time Inc. will put all 21 US publications on tablets by the end of this year

by Mel Martin (Aug 3rd, 2011)

Time, Inc. has announced its intention to put all of its publications on tablets during 2011. Once complete, the digital catalog will include Time, of course, and other favorites like Sports Illustrated, Fortune and People -- all of which are already available in the App Store -- and newcomers ...

Google Books app back on the store, sans subscription link

by Mike Schramm (Jul 25th, 2011)

9to5Mac reports that the Google Books app for iPad has returned to the App Store after some time away, and this time it's available only without the "Get eBooks" button that led off to the service's subscription and downloads page. This is due, of course, to Apple's subscription policy ...

New York Times updates iPhone, iPad apps to offer in-app subscriptions

by Mike Schramm (Jul 1st, 2011)

The Gray Lady herself has assented to Apple's rules about in-app subscriptions, so you can now subscribe to the vaunted New York Times right from the mobile apps on Apple's iPad and iPhone. We're still not talking about the print edition, so you can't log in on your phone and then have the ...

Hulu Plus app tweaked oh-so-slightly to comply with Apple rules

by Mike Schramm (Jun 20th, 2011)

Hulu made a subtle change to its iPad app this weekend, cutting off that bottom line you can see in the screenshot above. Yes, per Apple's rules on charging for in-app subscriptions, Hulu can't actually link to its own site to promote its own subscription service for video streaming of TV ...

Apple alters in-app subscription terms, relaxes price controls

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 9th, 2011)

Apple has modified its subscription policy to remove the pricing requirement that forced content providers to sell in-app subscriptions at the same price it sells them outside the app. These older terms and conditions were supposed to go into effect on June 30, and caused a stir when they were ...

NewsStand built into iOS 5

by Mel Martin (Jun 6th, 2011)

iOS 5 adds NewsStand, which is going to be huge for readers and publishers. Demoed at WWDC today, NewsStand looks just like the iBooks app, but this is for magazines and daily papers. Working a bit like the Kindle magazine system, NewsStand will update your magazines when they are published ...

Condé Nast adds additional publications to iPad subscription options

by Mike Schramm (May 16th, 2011)

Condé Nast was rumored to be reconsidering its pricing of subscription content on the iPad, but apparently that won't keep the publisher from expanding its offerings anyway. The company is going to be offering Allure, Glamour, Golf Digest and Vanity Fair in the mix, so users who want to ...

Social sharing on The Daily dropping fast

by Mike Schramm (Apr 6th, 2011)

The Nieman Journalism Lab reports that social sharing from iPad news app The Daily is falling precipitously, according to data from a firm called PostRank. Social sharing is when users share content on networks like Twitter or Facebook; the average number of pieces shared from The Daily on ...

MLB.com CEO Bob Bowman talks about selling content on the iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Apr 5th, 2011)

Major League Baseball Advanced Media is one of the most powerful developers on the App Store -- every spring, when the new version of the MLB app arrives, the company picks up a sizable chunk of income just from the mobile app, not to mention the subscription service that fuels the live game ...

New York Times website, iPhone and iPad subscriptions start soon

by Mel Martin (Mar 17th, 2011)

We knew it was coming, and now there is a date: the Gray Lady is charging admission this month. The New York Times digital products (the website, TimesReader app, phone apps and iPad edition) will be subject to a subscription fee for US customers starting March 28, with Canadian customers ...

TinyGrab declines to sell subscriptions through the App Store

by Mike Schramm (Feb 21st, 2011)

Add another name to the list of developers who are choosing to opt-out of Apple's subscription restrictions lately. Rhapsody and Readability were the first two we posted about, although Readability didn't so much opt-out as get rejected and decide not to play the subscription game. Now, a service ...

FTC and DOJ monitoring Apple's new subscription policy

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 18th, 2011)

Both the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission are aware of the new policy Apple implemented for media companies with applications in the App Store. The new terms state "that if an app offers customers the ability to purchase books outside of the app, the same option is also available ...

Elle, Nylon and Pop Sci gladly adopt Apple's subscription terms

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 18th, 2011)

Not every publisher's feathers were ruffled by the changes Apple made to its subscription policy earlier this week. While Rhapsody may have responded negatively to the changes, some publishers are accepting the new terms and adopting Apple's new subscription model. According to Advertising Age, ...