Five U.S. Publishers Launch Digital Magazine Newsstand For Android
From a Blog Post/Media Release:
Next Issue Media , a joint venture formed by five leading U.S.-based publishers – Conde Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corp. and Time Inc., today announces the launch of its all-new tablet newsstand featuring the world’s top titles, designed specifically for Android tablets.”
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Customers have unlimited access to as many magazines in the Next Issue newsstand as they want, starting at just $9.99 per month. Now they can easily access and discover more great stories, writing and photography within the entire breadth of the catalog.
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The catalog of digital magazines includes Better Homes and Gardens, ELLE, Esquire, Fortune, Glamour, Parents, People, Real Simple, Sports Illustrated, The New Yorker, TIME, Vanity Fair and many more. There are 32 titles available now, and the catalog is expected to expand later this year. However, the company’s focus on new titles will remain on quality and mass appeal, not quantity.
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Next Issue offers the following price plans:
- Unlimited Basic: Includes titles published monthly and bi-weekly for $9.99 per month
- Unlimited Premium: Includes all titles in the catalog, including weeklies such as Entertainment Weekly, People, Sports Illustrated, The New Yorker, TIME for $14.99 per month
- Individual magazine subscriptions range from $1.99 to $9.99 per month
- Individual magazine issues are available from $2.49 to $5.99 per issue
Read the Complete Announcement, View Introductory Video
Direct to Next Issue Web Site
See Also: Next Issue Videos (via YouTube)
See Also: New Digital Magazine App Launches on Wednesday (via WSJ)
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