Articles Tagged ‘in-app subscriptions’
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What's With All The Hate For The Industrious IAP?
BY Andy Faust III on Sat March 24th, 2012
The value of an app is too often clouded by its in-app purchases. That's wrong.
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Amazon Updates Kindle App, Removes Kindle Store And Adds Support For Newspapers, Magazines
BY Joe White on Mon July 25th, 2011
Moments ago, Amazon updated its Kindle iOS application, making a variety of changes. First, Amazon removed the Kindle Store from the app, falling in-line with Apple's in-app policy (which the company appears to be enforcing now). Second, the Kindle app now supports newspapers and magazines (which obviously have to be purchased outside of the application). And third, users of the application can now share quotations from texts with friends, via Facebook and Twitter.
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The Wall Street Journal & Kobo Fall In-Line With Apple's In-App Subscription Policy
BY Joe White on Mon July 25th, 2011
This weekend, it was announced that The Wall Street Journal's iPhone and iPad apps and the universal Kobo e-book app would soon support Apple's in-app subscription policy, suggesting that the Cupertino, CA company is beginning to clamp down on those resisting the change. Following the announcement, Kobo updated its universal app, removing the Kobo Store from within the application. As of this moment, The Wall Street Journal's iOS apps have not been updated.
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Apple's In-App Subscription Deadline Passes, But Two Major Names Resist
BY Joe White on Fri July 01st, 2011
Apple's rumored in-app subscription deadline has passed, but Netflix and Amazon have refused to "amend" their apps via an update. As a result of this, Apple could refuse to accept future updates for both the Netflix and Kindle iOS applications.
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The New York Times Succumbs: Updates Apps, Adds Support For In-App Subscriptions
BY Joe White on Fri July 01st, 2011
Today, The New York Times has updated its iPhone and iPad applications, adding support for Apple's in-app subscription policy. The update comes one day after Apple's rumored June 30 deadline.
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New York Post Now Blocking Access From Safari For iPad
BY Joe White on Sun June 19th, 2011
Now, if you want to read content from the New York Post on your iPad, you'll have to do it through the official application. A recently launched "paywall" presents users from accessing the publication's website through Safari for iOS.
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Why Did Apple Give In On Controversial In-App Subscription Policy, Anyway?
BY Andy Faust III on Sat June 11th, 2011
Apple's decision to rescind its in-app subscription terms is the result of several important factors.
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Apple Backtracks On In-App Subscriptions, Makes Key Changes To The Policy
BY Joe White on Thu June 09th, 2011
Today, we're learning that Apple has altered it's controversial in-app subscription policy.
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"Financial Times" Is Leaving The App Store, Hopes To Save On Apple's Subscriber Fees
BY Andy Faust III on Tue June 07th, 2011
One of the world's leading business newspapers has opted out of Apple's imposed subscription restrictions.
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Wired Magazine For iPad Updated: Now Supports In App Subscriptions
BY Joe White on Tue May 24th, 2011
Condé Nast's popular WIRED Magazine app for the iPad received an update today (version 3.0). Now, users of the app can subscribe to the publication in-app for $1.99/month or $19.99/year. And if you're a print
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Will Your Publisher Survive Apple's Subscription Plan Or Go Elsewhere?
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Fri May 13th, 2011
The fallout over Apple’s new subscription model is being felt across the digital landscape. Unfortunately, the new rules, which sought to bring order to the App Store, have had the opposite effect, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Worried Publishers Finally Face, Embrace Apple's Brave New World
BY Andy Faust III on Wed May 11th, 2011
Magazine and newspaper publishers haven't seen eye-to-eye with Apple's in-app subscription plan. That's because their eyes were closed.
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Condé Nast Magazines To Adopt In App Subscriptions Next Week, According To Source
BY Joe White on Sat May 07th, 2011
Condé Nast - the company responsible for various publications, including The New Yorker, Vogue and Vanity Fair - will reportedly adopt Apple's in app subscription policy in the near future, according to one source.
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Hearst & Apple Come To An Agreement On In App Subscriptions
BY Joe White on Thu May 05th, 2011
A range of Hearst magazines will soon be available to download and read on the iPad, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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The New York Times Bites; Agrees To Apple's New Subscription Plan
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Thu March 17th, 2011
Steve Jobs has signed up the first publisher who would agree to Apple’s new subscription plan, The New York Times. The venerable publication, which plans to begin charging its online customers for much of its content on March 28, has agreed to let Apple handle its subscriptions, thereby giving it 30 percent of the profits. This news comes from MediaMemo, which broke the news first.
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The Daily: Free Subscriptions, For A Few More Weeks
BY Joe White on Sat February 26th, 2011
News Corp.'s The Daily has had its trial period extended once again. Fans of the publication can now enjoy the digital newspaper at no cost, until March 21.
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Rhapsody Could End Up Suing Apple Over In-App Purchase Policies
BY Joe White on Wed February 16th, 2011
Rhapsody, the online music subscription service, could end up suing Apple over the company’s recently enforced in-app purchase policies. The policies effectively force developers to hand over 30 percent of in-app purchases over to Apple, and have angered a lot of companies - including Rhapsody.
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