Comments on: Time Inc.'s iPad Problem Is Trouble for Every Magazine Publisher

By: Interesting Links, July 2010 | An Eclectic Mind

Interesting Links, July 2010 | An Eclectic Mind — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:36:42 +0000

[...] Time Inc.’s iPad Problem Is Trouble for Every Magazine Publisher | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | A… – “Time Inc. likes to show off its iPad apps as a symbol of the company’s future. But inside the publisher, the digital editions have become a source of hair-pulling frustration. That’s because the magazine giant has been unable to get Apple to let it sell and manage subscriptions for its iPad apps — much to Time Inc.’s surprise.” read more on MediaMemo/AllThingsD.com. This is a perfect example of how Apple’s desire to control every aspect of its apps is hurting its partners and customers. [...]

By: Apple blocks Time, others from running iPad Subscriptions « Xverse10

Apple blocks Time, others from running iPad Subscriptions « Xverse10 — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:08:22 +0000

[...] publisher’s management has allegedly been “going nuts” since the SI debacle, trying to figure out how it can get Apple to [...]

By: “Όχι” της Apple σε συνδρομητικά μοντέλα εφαρμογών στο iPad | iPhone Greece | iPad 2 | iPhone 4 | iPhone apps | iPod Touch

Sun, 15 May 2011 10:06:29 +0000

[...] με δημοσίευμα του AllThingsD η Apple απέρριψε από το iPad App store την εφαρμογή [...]

By: Publishers frustrated as Apple blocks iPad subscriptions | iPhone Greece | iPad 2 | iPhone 4 | iPhone apps | iPod Touch

Sun, 15 May 2011 07:07:14 +0000

[...] version of its Sports Illustrated iPad application to the App Store. Apple, at the last minute, rejected the software, forcing the magazine to sell single copies of the publication, according to Peter Kafka of [...]

By: Apple Brings Conde Nast Aboard the Subscription Bandwagon, Starting With the … | Apple Online

Mon, 09 May 2011 09:22:09 +0000

[...] Assuming Hearst goes by with a plans, Time Warner’s Time Inc. will be a many celebrated repository holdout. Time Inc. and Apple only concluded to a understanding that allows imitation subscribers to get app versions of Sports Illustrated, Fortune and Time for free, nonetheless they still haven’t concluded to subscription terms — which they’ve been stranded on given final summer. [...]

By: Apple Brings Conde Nast Aboard the Subscription Bandwagon, Starting With the New Yorker | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Mon, 09 May 2011 05:17:48 +0000

[...] Assuming Hearst goes through with its plans, Time Warner’s Time Inc. will be the most conspicuous magazine holdout. Time Inc. and Apple just agreed to a deal that allows print subscribers to get app versions of Sports Illustrated, Fortune and Time for free, but they still haven’t agreed to subscription terms — which they’ve been stuck on since last summer. [...]

By: App rejection – Time Inc.’s iPad Problem Is Trouble for Every Magazine Publisher [28JUL10] | The Book

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:53:51 +0000

[...] App rejection – Time Inc.’s iPad Problem Is Trouble for Every Magazine Publisher [28JUL10] Posted on August 10, 2010 by admin Clipped from mediamemo.allthingsd.com [...]

By: About subscriptions on the App Store | Touchscreen Phone

About subscriptions on the App Store | Touchscreen Phone — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 02:19:47 +0000

[...] Hence what must that Deal including no subscription? No an seems on live SURE. Especially so Broad Doe Zinio has been selling magazine subscriptions against QUITE [...]

By: todaysbizupdates.com » Blog Archive » Apple Offers Publishers a Carrot and Stick

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:11:00 +0000

[...] iPad newspaper, The Daily, the first to use Apple’s subscription feature. While initial reports indicated that Apple wasn’t going to give publishers any information about the people who sign up from [...]

By: Apple Gives Media Co’s a Carrot, But It’s Tied to a Big Stick: Tech News and Analysis «

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:33:02 +0000

[...] new subscription feature. While initial reports were that Apple was not going to give publishers any information about the people who sign up from within an app, the company says that publishers will get names, [...]

By: Apple Officially Launches App Store Subscriptions: Apple News, Tips and Reviews «

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:30:20 +0000

[...] subscribers (although customers will be able to opt out). That’s a bit of a compromise, since Apple had originally been reluctant to provide any data at all to publishers, according to reports. Under the new system, publishers can even seek additional information about customers, providing [...]

By: Sports Illustrated Gets the Tablet Subscription Deal It Wants. Time to See if Tablet Users Want Sports Illustrated … | CRBiDS.COM

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:50:04 +0000

[...] can’t you buy subscriptions to digital magazines on the iPad? Because Apple won’t give publishers what they want: Control of their subscribers’ [...]

By: Time Inc.'s Sports Illustrated Gets Tablet Subscriptions For Google's Android | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:33:11 +0000

[...] can’t you buy subscriptions to digital magazines on the iPad? Because Apple won’t give publishers what they want: Control of their subscribers’ [...]

By: Time Inc. Launching Sports Illustrated Subscriptions on Google's Android Tablets | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:50:04 +0000

[...] for tablet magazines have been a sore spot for publishers since last summer, when Apple rejected Sports Illustrated’s plans to sell subscriptions for its iPad magazine app. Time Inc. and parent company Time Warner have been [...]

By: iPad News : Time Inc. relents on digital magazine prices

iPad News : Time Inc. relents on digital magazine prices — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:39:28 +0000

[...] original intention was to have users download an app from the store and then pay them directly for future issues. Apple refused, forcing Time to sell single copies of the magazine. That’s still the case for [...]