Next Issue Magazines Go Live on iPad

RMN Digital | July 10, 2012 | Americas, Consumer, Corporate, Regions, Strategy, Tablets | No Comments

Next Issue Media, a joint venture formed by five leading U.S.-based publishers – Conde Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corp. and Time Inc., today, July 10, announced the 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 $9.99 per month.

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 more expected later in the year.

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“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.”

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.

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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 download Next Issue for Android on Google Play.

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

Moreover, 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.