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Next Issue Adds Architectural Digest and Lucky for iPad
Architectural Digest and Lucky magazines are now available on Next Issue for iPad.
We are excited to add two more Conde Nast magazines to the Next Issue newsstand.
Architectural Digest is the international design authority and offers exclusive access to the best in decorating, architecture, shopping, art and antiques, and travel destinations.
Lucky is the only magazine devoted exclusively to fashion and beauty – what to get, where to get it, how to wear it and how to get the best deal on it.
Next Issue Unlimited Basic and Premium customers automatically get access to both magazines as part of their plan. Simply tap on ‘Change Selections” in the Next Issue app for iPad to add them to your personal library. Not an Unlimited Plan customer yet? You can get started or upgrade your existing subscription with a 30-day free trial.
Next Issue for iPad Now Available from the App Store, Bringing Magazines to Life
Unlimited Access to Entire Catalog of Most Popular Magazines Starting at just $9.99 per Month
PALO ALTO, Calif., July 10, 2012 – 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 availability of Next Issue for iPad® in the United States.
Next Issue offers unlimited access plans, presenting its entire catalog of the world’s most popular magazines, including back issues, starting at just $9.99 per month.
Only Next Issue offers the combination of unlimited access plans and organization of your personal library of magazines from a single app, delivering a truly exceptional reading experience. Next Issue’s catalog of magazines from top tier publishers come to life with digital extras such as videos, bonus photography, interactive features, live web links and more.
With the launch of Next Issue for iPad and addition of Bon Appetit, Brides, Golf Digest, GQ, Self, Vogue and Wired, the Next Issue for iPad catalog includes 39 titles with many more expected later in the year.
“With the unlimited plans offering access to our entire catalog from a single intuitive App and personal library, we’re delivering magazines the way consumers want to read them,” said Morgan Guenther, CEO of Next Issue Media. “It’s like having an entire magazine rack stocked with only the very best titles, but you can browse or read any issue, any time, on your iPad.”
“Customers will see their magazines come to life in spectacular fashion,” said John Loughlin, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Hearst Magazines. “Next Issue for iPad delivers an immersive and engaging experience, while the technology seems to disappear and get out of the way.”
Availability and Requirements:
Next Issue for iPad is available now in the United States on all iPad models. iPad users can go to www.nextissue.com to sign up for an account, purchase or subscribe to individual magazines or an unlimited plan and then download Next Issue for iPad from the App Store℠.
Next Issue for Android™ is available now in the United States on select tablets running Honeycomb (version 3.0) or later with a screen resolution of 1024×600 or 1280×800. Android users can go to www.nextissue.com to sign up for an account, purchase, subscribe to individual magazines or an unlimited plan and then download Next Issue for Android on Google Play™.
Pricing:
Next Issue offers the following price plans:
Unlimited Basic: Includes titles published monthly and bi-weekly, including back issues, for $9.99 per month
Unlimited Premium: Includes all titles in the catalog, including weeklies, and back issues, 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
30-day free trials are available for all subscription plans and print subscribers can add digital editions of the same titles for free or a nominal cost.
Today, the Next Issue Unlimited Basic catalog includes: All You, Allure, Better Homes and Gardens, Bon Appetit, Brides, Car and Driver, Coastal Living, Conde Nast Traveler, Cooking Light, ELLE, Esquire, Essence, Fitness, Fortune, Glamour, Golf, Golf Digest, GQ, Health, InStyle, Money, Parents, People en Espanol, People StyleWatch, Popular Mechanics, Real Simple, Self, Southern Living, Sports Illustrated Kids, Sunset, This Old House, Vanity Fair, Vogue and Wired.
The Next Issue Unlimited Premium catalog includes those in Unlimited Basic plus all weekly titles such as Entertainment Weekly, People, Sports Illustrated, The New Yorker and TIME.
For more information on individual magazine device compatibility go here.
For more information: www.nextissue.com. Follow @NextIssue on Twitter. Engage with Next Issue on Facebook. Tune-in to Next Issue’s YouTube channel.
For a demo of the Next Issue experience, click here. For Next Issue App tips and tricks, click here.
Android and Google Play are trademarks of Google Inc. Apple and iPad are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.
Press Contact: Edelman for Next Issue Media, Cara Jacobson, 415-229-7644, cara.jacobson@edelman.com.
About Next Issue Media:
Next Issue Media, the company behind Next Issue, is a joint venture formed by five leading U.S.-based publishers – Conde Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corp., and Time Inc. The company was formed to bring the world’s most popular magazines and newspapers to life on the digital device of your choice.
Star Wars Commemorative Reissue from TIME
Here at Next Issue we are a bit giddy these days. We have been busy catching up on the re-release of TIME’s May 19, 1980, issue, featuring The Empire Strikes Back, and the original 1977 feature story on Star Wars.
TIME is celebrating that it’s the 35th anniversary of Star Wars’ release, but we have to admit, we celebrate every day.
In addition to reading about Artoo Detoo, his delicate robot friend Threepio, and all the other Star Wars characters, we were fascinated by the advertisements from the good old days. The greatest selling point for a Sears’ type writer apparently was “The Corrector key”, which promised to make “mistakes disappear right before your eyes.” And Datsun promoted the “widest choice of high-mileage wagons.” Oh, those wagons were cool.
Check out the cover here, then head over to nextissue.com/time to get it for your Next Issue app on your Android tablet.
Here’s a sneak peak inside:
May the force be with you!
Roundup: Reviews of the all-new Next Issue app
It’s been a month since we launched the all-new Next Issue newsstand and app. The response so far has been very positive. As we continue to expand our catalog and reach, we are working hard to make the Next Issue experience the best it can be.
Here’s a quick overview of what reviewers have had to say so far:
A Buffet of Magazines on a Tablet by David Pogue, New York Times
“Few words fire up the happiness transmitters in your brain more than “free.” But “flat-fee unlimited” comes close.”
“The beauty of the Next Issue concept, though, is that it puts all the magazines in one place, using a consistent design and a standard set of controls. You don’t have to learn a different app for every publication.”
“Nicely enough, you can start reading an article before an entire issue has been downloaded.”
Next Issue magazine app review by Michael Crider, Androidcommunity.com
“The periodicals themselves are surprisingly easy to read. Each and every bit of text has been specifically formatted for the screen size and resolution, making for an experience that’s much more comfortable even than web browsing on a tablet.”
“If your coffee table is littered with months of People back-issues, you cold swap them out for your tablet and actually have room for your coffee. Likewise the idea of having hundreds of issues in your bag or purse, in a format that’s actually enjoyable to use, is compelling.”
Best iOS, Android Apps: Spring ’12 Edition by James A. Martin, CIO.com
#1 Next Issue
“But in my experience, no tablet newsstand app works as well as Next Issue.”
“Navigation is easy, issues download quickly and you can try the service for free for 30 days.”
App Slap: ‘Next Issue’ Magazine App Review [Video] by Devonn Glenn, socialtimes.com
Next Issue Redefines the Digital Magazine Experience, Introduces All-New Tablet Newsstand, App and Price Plans
Press Release:
Unlimited Access to Entire Catalog of Digital Magazines, Starting at just $9.99 per Month
PALO ALTO, CA – April 4, 2012 – Next Issue Media, a joint venture formed by five leading U.S.-based publishers – Condé 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 AndroidTM tablets. No other offering delivers the combination of a catalog of top-tier titles, a choice of unlimited access plans, a consistent magazine reading experience and a commitment to interactive content.
The Most Popular Magazines Available
Next Issue offers the world’s most popular titles with more being added all the time. 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.
Unlimited Access Plans
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.
A Consistent Reading Experience
No need to navigate separate apps for each magazine. Now customers can browse, manage and read all their favorite titles from a single app in one consistent and easy way. For example, customers can quickly flip through an entire magazine using the animated carousel. Once they choose what to read, they navigate using the same simple, intuitive commands across all titles. They can also access an entire library of magazines in the cloud any time they are connected, while easily managing what they choose to store on their tablet.
Enhanced Digital Editions
All Next Issue magazines are custom-designed for the tablet experience and include enhancements such as videos, bonus photography, interactive features and links to more information online.
“This is a game changer for customers,” said Morgan Guenther, CEO of Next Issue Media. “We’re bringing it all together. The most popular magazines, a great reading experience, interactive content and unlimited access to our entire catalog – with lots more to come.”
“Next Issue has delivered an extraordinary digital magazine experience to customers in an easy-to-use app,” said Steve Sachs, Executive Vice President, Consumer Marketing and Sales, Time Inc. “The breadth of the catalog will include their favorites, while providing the opportunity to discover new magazines.”
Availability and Requirements
Next Issue is available in the United States on tablets running AndroidTM version 3.0 (Honeycomb) or later. An iPad® version of Next Issue is expected to be submitted to the App StoreSM Approval Process in the coming weeks.
Go to http://www.nextissue.com to sign up and then download the free Next Issue app. The app is also available for download from the AndroidTM Market.
Pricing
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 30-day free trials are available for all subscription plans and print subscribers can add digital editions of the same titles for free or a nominal cost.
Today, the Next Issue Unlimited Basic catalog includes: All You, Allure, Better Homes and Gardens, Car and Driver, Coastal Living, Condé Nast Traveler, Cooking Light, ELLE, Esquire, Essence, Fitness, Fortune, Glamour, Golf, Health, InStyle, Money, Parents, People en Español, People StyleWatch, Popular Mechanics, Real Simple, Southern Living, Sports Illustrated Kids, Sunset, This Old House and Vanity Fair.
The Next Issue Unlimited Premium catalog includes those in Unlimited Basic plus all weekly titles such as Entertainment Weekly, People, Sports Illustrated, The New Yorker and TIME.
*Click this link to check device compatibility for individual titles
For more information:
- Follow @NextIssue on Twitter
- Engage with Next Issue on Facebook
- Tune-in to Next Issue’s YouTube channel
*Android is a trademark of Google Inc. Apple and iPad are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.
Press Contact
Edelman for Next Issue Media Cara Jacobson
415-229-7644, cara.jacobson@edelman.com
About Next Issue Media
Next Issue Media, the company behind Next Issue, is a joint venture formed by five leading U.S.-based publishers – Condé Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corp., and Time Inc. The company was formed to develop, market and deliver interactive digital editions of the world’s most popular magazines and newspapers optimized for the digital device of your choice.
SXSW: BostonGlobe.Com – Using responsive design to tell interactive stories (Video)
At the tail end of SXSW, we sat down with Miranda Mulligan, Digital Design Director at The Boston Globe. Mulligan helped build the new premium site BostonGlobe.com using responsive design.
Read and listen to Mulligan as she explains what responsive design is and shows how to tell interactive stories using HTML5: http://emediavitals.com/content/bostonglobecom-using-responsive-design-tell-interactive-stories
Miranda Mulligan demos the BostonGlobe.com site, while Videographer Efren Salinas captures it all for Next Issue.
