Comments on: PressReader on the iPad: Amazing! http://www.marc.cn/2010/05/pressreader-on-the-ipad-amazing.html Marc van der Chijs' Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:48:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: A Book is a Book is an eBook? | Wolters Kluwer http://www.marc.cn/2010/05/pressreader-on-the-ipad-amazing.html/comment-page-1#comment-5737 A Book is a Book is an eBook? | Wolters Kluwer Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:18:20 +0000 http://www.marc.cn/?p=1436#comment-5737 [...] the airport I even downloaded the current edition of the newspaper ‘De Volkskrant’ with Pressreader to read on the iPad. Without my usual stack of books, magazines, and (news)papers I was able to [...] [...] the airport I even downloaded the current edition of the newspaper ‘De Volkskrant’ with Pressreader to read on the iPad. Without my usual stack of books, magazines, and (news)papers I was able to [...]

]]> By: Tiera Amsler http://www.marc.cn/2010/05/pressreader-on-the-ipad-amazing.html/comment-page-1#comment-4162 Tiera Amsler Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:31:15 +0000 http://www.marc.cn/?p=1436#comment-4162 With Apple With Apple

]]> By: Fransisca Grande http://www.marc.cn/2010/05/pressreader-on-the-ipad-amazing.html/comment-page-1#comment-3636 Fransisca Grande Sun, 23 May 2010 11:53:27 +0000 http://www.marc.cn/?p=1436#comment-3636 Awesome post. Keep up the Awesome work. Only 6 more days until the iPad gets released in Australia ( not that Im counting ) Awesome post.

Keep up the Awesome work.

Only 6 more days until the iPad gets released in Australia ( not that Im counting )

]]> By: marcvanderchijs http://www.marc.cn/2010/05/pressreader-on-the-ipad-amazing.html/comment-page-1#comment-3516 marcvanderchijs Sat, 15 May 2010 03:58:38 +0000 http://www.marc.cn/?p=1436#comment-3516 Thanks Josh, I was not aware of that, soo far I only read books on the Kindle app. This is actually good news for PressReader, hope they can manage to sign up some good magazines like the Economist as well. Thanks Josh, I was not aware of that, soo far I only read books on the Kindle app. This is actually good news for PressReader, hope they can manage to sign up some good magazines like the Economist as well.

]]> By: Josh http://www.marc.cn/2010/05/pressreader-on-the-ipad-amazing.html/comment-page-1#comment-3515 Josh Sat, 15 May 2010 03:54:52 +0000 http://www.marc.cn/?p=1436#comment-3515 @ marcvanderchijs, you wrote "However, you can subscribe to the Economist through the iPad Kindle app" ...only that is not true. Magazine subscriptions are not available through the Kindle for iPad app. Only purchased books are. "Periodicals such as newspapers, magazines, and blogs, and personal documents can only be delivered to and read on Kindle devices and cannot be viewed on Kindle for iPad/iPhone or other Kindle applications. " http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_navbox_top_kindleiphonei?nodeId=200298460 @ marcvanderchijs, you wrote “However, you can subscribe to the Economist through the iPad Kindle app”

…only that is not true. Magazine subscriptions are not available through the Kindle for iPad app. Only purchased books are.

“Periodicals such as newspapers, magazines, and blogs, and personal documents can only be delivered to and read on Kindle devices and cannot be viewed on Kindle for iPad/iPhone or other Kindle applications. ”

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_navbox_top_kindleiphonei?nodeId=200298460

]]> By: marcvanderchijs http://www.marc.cn/2010/05/pressreader-on-the-ipad-amazing.html/comment-page-1#comment-3438 marcvanderchijs Tue, 11 May 2010 06:37:14 +0000 http://www.marc.cn/?p=1436#comment-3438 @Xander The Herald Tribune is available on the iPad, so you'll have it the moment it comes out and it's a lot cheaper as well. I did not see the Economist on PressReader yet, right now it's mainly newspapers. However, you can subscribe to the Economist through the iPad Kindle app and I read that the magazine will soon launch its own iPad app as well. @Xander The Herald Tribune is available on the iPad, so you’ll have it the moment it comes out and it’s a lot cheaper as well. I did not see the Economist on PressReader yet, right now it’s mainly newspapers. However, you can subscribe to the Economist through the iPad Kindle app and I read that the magazine will soon launch its own iPad app as well.

]]> By: xander http://www.marc.cn/2010/05/pressreader-on-the-ipad-amazing.html/comment-page-1#comment-3437 xander Tue, 11 May 2010 05:49:12 +0000 http://www.marc.cn/?p=1436#comment-3437 hey marc, indeed now it's time to buy an ipad. i am still stuck with a herald tribune subscription which costs a few USD a day when you live in china. does pressreader offer magazines as well? economist and the like, XS hey marc, indeed now it’s time to buy an ipad. i am still stuck with a herald tribune subscription which costs a few USD a day when you live in china. does pressreader offer magazines as well? economist and the like, XS

]]> By: marcvanderchijs http://www.marc.cn/2010/05/pressreader-on-the-ipad-amazing.html/comment-page-1#comment-3430 marcvanderchijs Mon, 10 May 2010 10:59:55 +0000 http://www.marc.cn/?p=1436#comment-3430 @JaySpear I hope you are wrong but it is likely that some might pull off their content. However, I think that most will realize that this is additional income for them. If I download a paper I normally would have not bought the paper version, it's the convenience of having it available instantly on your iPad. Someone has to take the lead, and it has to be a player that has a lot of papers signed up. It seems PressReader/PressDisplay managed to do that and that's something not many other companies can say (if there are any others at all). Now it's all about the implementation. I didn't do any research about the company, but I hope some experienced media professionals are behind it who know how to pull this off. In my opinion they should try to grow this virally by giving away credits for papers to get people to try it. After that they should add pre-paid credits (so pay USD 10 in and use that as you go along, just like Skype). The next step should be to go away from the traditional model of selling a complete paper to selling by article as well. If that works they should make perma URLs for these articles that can be shared with others (who need to sign up for PressReader to read them on any device) and you have a viral winning model. Would love to do it myself actually :) @JaySpear I hope you are wrong but it is likely that some might pull off their content. However, I think that most will realize that this is additional income for them. If I download a paper I normally would have not bought the paper version, it’s the convenience of having it available instantly on your iPad. Someone has to take the lead, and it has to be a player that has a lot of papers signed up. It seems PressReader/PressDisplay managed to do that and that’s something not many other companies can say (if there are any others at all).

Now it’s all about the implementation. I didn’t do any research about the company, but I hope some experienced media professionals are behind it who know how to pull this off. In my opinion they should try to grow this virally by giving away credits for papers to get people to try it. After that they should add pre-paid credits (so pay USD 10 in and use that as you go along, just like Skype). The next step should be to go away from the traditional model of selling a complete paper to selling by article as well. If that works they should make perma URLs for these articles that can be shared with others (who need to sign up for PressReader to read them on any device) and you have a viral winning model. Would love to do it myself actually :)

]]> By: JaySpear http://www.marc.cn/2010/05/pressreader-on-the-ipad-amazing.html/comment-page-1#comment-3429 JaySpear Mon, 10 May 2010 10:44:37 +0000 http://www.marc.cn/?p=1436#comment-3429 Once these papers realize their pricing is not on par with their other digital offerings (WSJ) for example ... the game will be up. I predict a number of key publishers will pull their content or negotiate new pricing which will only upset te reader. Don't get me wrong, I like this model. But I guarantee publishers are not ready for PressDisplay to be their iTunes music store. Once these papers realize their pricing is not on par with their other digital offerings (WSJ) for example … the game will be up.

I predict a number of key publishers will pull their content or negotiate new pricing which will only upset te reader.

Don’t get me wrong, I like this model. But I guarantee publishers are not ready for PressDisplay to be their iTunes music store.

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