When Apple announced their digital subscription rules and locked down the iPad, publishers weren’t exactly rushing to bring their subscriptions over. And then all of a sudden Conde Nast, Hearst, and Time Inc brought their magazines to the iPad. What changed? More »
The iBookstore went live with books from Australian publishers the other day, and now REDgroup – the company behind Borders and Angus and Robertson in Australia – have announced that they’ve signed deals with all the major Aussie book publishing companies. That means you’ll be able to buy books from Aussie authors for your Kobo or Sony reader. More »
GQ‘s app looks good, but it’s not exactly flying off the iTunes App Store shelves: The December 2009 issue only sold 365 iPad copies. Solution? Slap Victoria’s Secret model Miranda Kerr on the next cover and hope for the best. More »
As the saying goes, the only thing more addictive than nicotine is a good book. Well, they might not be saying it yet, but they will be soon, now that a German publisher is repurposing cigarette machines as book machines. More »
When Hugh Hefner launched Playboy back in the ’50s, he hired a photographer to shoot two nude women in 3D. But the price of bundling anaglyph glasses with the magazine was too high. This week, Hef’s dream becomes reality. More »
Can you make a magazine in a weekend? Of course you can. But can you make it good? That’s the question 48 Hour Magazine is trying to answer, using online media tools to make an old-school rag in two days. More »
Apple priced digital downloads lower than CDs. Amazon said a digital book should be cheaper than a paper one. But for the time being, virtual magazines will cost a pretty penny, says Fortune. More »
Amazon? Not playing around with publishers when it comes to ebook deals. Penguin’s contract ran out on April 1, so Amazon’s can’t sell their ebooks. So they’ve cut the price of Penguin’s actual hardcovers to $US9.99 ebook pricing. More »
Rupert Murdoch is in love with the iPad. It’s not hardware. It’s not the software. It IS THE FUTURE!. The future of newspapers, he says. Well, Rupert, here’s some news for you: The WSJ iPad app sucks kangaroo balls. More »
