Next Issue - "Netflix for Magazines"

elemenoP · 04-05-2012, 07:54 AM

This is only available for Android right now (and not for Kindle Fire??), but a new company called Next Issue is trying to do a "Netflix for magazines:"

http://allthingsd.com/20120403/final...s-on-a-tablet/

$9.99 or $14.99/month for all the magazines they carry.

The publishers are calling it an experiment, we shall see how the experiment goes! They better get the iOS app going soon, if they want to make a go of it!

eP

murraypaul · 04-05-2012, 08:07 AM

At the moment the selection is too limited to be of interest, but I am certainly in favour of the the concept.
PressDisplay offer the equivalent for newspapers, but with a much larger selection. (But with several heavyweights missing)

tubemonkey · 04-05-2012, 08:19 AM

The selection is meager for my tastes. I get all the magazine reading I want for free via Pulse.

tubemonkey · 04-05-2012, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elemenoP

This is only available for Android right now (and not for Kindle Fire??),...

This app runs on Honeycomb and the Fire doesn't.

Quote:

The digital magazines require an app that will only work on Android tablets running Honeycomb. Next Issue says it will submit a version to Apple soon and hopes to have it available this summer. No word on Amazon’s Kindle Fire or Barnes & Noble’s Nook, which run earlier — and heavily modified — versions of Google’s operating system.

RainingLemur · 04-05-2012, 10:09 AM

It's an interesting premise, that's for sure.

HansTWN · 04-05-2012, 10:40 AM

Though you would have to read a lot of magazines to make it a good deal. Usually the digital editions sell for about $10-15 a year on Zinio.

murraypaul · 04-05-2012, 11:05 AM

If they started getting 'serious' magazines in, it could be worth it.
Even at Zinio prices, the Economist is $10/month, New Scientist is $6/month.
But they probably won't get the marquee titles that can make money selling their own subscriptions, just as PressDisplay don't get The (London) Times, Financial Times, New York Times or (proper) Wall Street Journal.

tubemonkey · 04-05-2012, 01:39 PM

Who reads entire issues of magazines and newspapers for a fee, as opposed to articles from various sources for free?

As much as I'd like to get e-versions of various science and nature magazines, I won't because they're more expensive than paper versions. In the meantime, I'm very pleased with Pulse and read it on a daily basis.

murraypaul · 04-05-2012, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Who reads entire issues of magazines and newspapers for a fee, as opposed to articles from various sources for free?

I do. Free sources are great for getting the news, but I don't think you can get the same level of analysis of the news.

HansTWN · 04-05-2012, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by murraypaul

If they started getting 'serious' magazines in, it could be worth it.
Even at Zinio prices, the Economist is $10/month, New Scientist is $6/month.
But they probably won't get the marquee titles that can make money selling their own subscriptions, just as PressDisplay don't get The (London) Times, Financial Times, New York Times or (proper) Wall Street Journal.

PressDisplay has the International Herald Tribune. Basically the NYT without local news. That is what I read every day.

Top100EbooksRank · 04-06-2012, 08:25 AM

Maybe Amazon will do something similar in a limited way (5 books per month).

$9.99 for 5 books borrows each month.

stonetools · 04-07-2012, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by murraypaul

I do. Free sources are great for getting the news, but I don't think you can get the same level of analysis of the news.

You can get analytic articles for free through Longform.org or Byliner.com., FYI.

04-05-2012, 07:54 AM	#1
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	Next Issue - "Netflix for Magazines" This is only available for Android right now (and not for Kindle Fire??), but a new company called Next Issue is trying to do a "Netflix for magazines:" http://allthingsd.com/20120403/final...s-on-a-tablet/ $9.99 or $14.99/month for all the magazines they carry. The publishers are calling it an experiment, we shall see how the experiment goes! They better get the iOS app going soon, if they want to make a go of it! eP

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04-05-2012, 08:07 AM	#2
murraypaul Interested Bystander Posts: 3,725 Karma: 19728152 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Note 4, Kobo One	At the moment the selection is too limited to be of interest, but I am certainly in favour of the the concept. PressDisplay offer the equivalent for newspapers, but with a much larger selection. (But with several heavyweights missing)

04-05-2012, 08:19 AM	#3
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,481 Karma: 158151390 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	The selection is meager for my tastes. I get all the magazine reading I want for free via Pulse.

04-05-2012, 10:09 AM	#5
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	It's an interesting premise, that's for sure.

04-05-2012, 10:40 AM	#6
HansTWN Wizard Posts: 4,538 Karma: 264065402 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Taiwan Device: HP Touchpad, Sony Duo 13, Lumia 920, Kobo Aura HD	Though you would have to read a lot of magazines to make it a good deal. Usually the digital editions sell for about $10-15 a year on Zinio.

04-05-2012, 11:05 AM	#7
murraypaul Interested Bystander Posts: 3,725 Karma: 19728152 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Note 4, Kobo One	If they started getting 'serious' magazines in, it could be worth it. Even at Zinio prices, the Economist is $10/month, New Scientist is $6/month. But they probably won't get the marquee titles that can make money selling their own subscriptions, just as PressDisplay don't get The (London) Times, Financial Times, New York Times or (proper) Wall Street Journal.

04-05-2012, 01:39 PM	#8
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,481 Karma: 158151390 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Who reads entire issues of magazines and newspapers for a fee, as opposed to articles from various sources for free? As much as I'd like to get e-versions of various science and nature magazines, I won't because they're more expensive than paper versions. In the meantime, I'm very pleased with Pulse and read it on a daily basis.

04-06-2012, 08:25 AM	#11
Top100EbooksRank Banned Posts: 304 Karma: 6102528 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Kindle	Maybe Amazon will do something similar in a limited way (5 books per month). $9.99 for 5 books borrows each month.

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