Wired, GQ in-app purchase subscriptions launching today
Condé Nast has officially launched subscriptions today for iPad editions of Wired and GQ. The Wired and GQ apps are free, and readers can buy either single issues at US$1.99 a pop or a full year for $19.99 through in-app purchases. The subscriptions automatically renew until you cancel them, so if you're curious about the magazine and don't want to be billed monthly for single issues, buy the subscription and cancel as quickly as possible.
Current subscribers to the print versions from the US and Canada can access their digital subscriptions from within the app at no extra cost. Past digital issues of Wired are available for in-app purchase for $3.99, and you'll be able to do the same with back issues of the digital edition of GQ. You can read a full TUAW review of the Wired app here.
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WIRED SUBSCRIPTION NOW AVAILABLE ON IPAD
New York, N.Y. – May 24, 2011 – WIRED is excited to announce that
subscriptions for its game-changing iPad app will be available through
In-App Purchase on the App Store beginning today.
Starting with the June issue, featuring a special report produced in
collaboration with NPR's Planet Money on the future of American jobs,
WIRED will offer monthly and yearly iPad subscriptions and will
continue to offer single issues, all via In-App Purchase on the App
Store. Subscriptions to WIRED will be available for $1.99 per month or
$19.99 per year.
"WIRED thrives on progress across platforms, whether it's in the
magazine, on the website, or on the iPad, " said VP and publisher
Howard Mittman. "When the app launched last year it was the first to
show how interactive and innovative the medium could be. Now, by
offering our readers a subscription on iPad, WIRED is poised to lead
the digital publishing conversation and reach a wider audience."
Current WIRED print subscribers can access iPad editions immediately
through their current subscription. Those who would like to purchase
new print subscriptions, which include access to the iPad edition for
$19.99, may do so at www.wired.com.
The WIRED app is available as a free download from the App Store on
iPad or at www.itunes.com/appstore.
GQ SUBSCRIPTIONS NOW AVAILABLE ON iPAD
New York, N.Y., May 24, 2011- GQ subscriptions for iPad are now
available through In-App Purchase on the App Store, it was announced
today by the magazine.
Beginning with the June issue, featuring Alexander Skarsgård, star of
HBO's True Blood, GQ will offer monthly and yearly iPad subscriptions
and continue to offer single issues, all via In-App Purchase on the
App Store. Subscriptions to GQ will be available for $1.99 per month
or $19.99 per year.
Current GQ print subscribers will be able to access iPad editions
immediately through their current subscription. Those who would like
to purchase new print subscriptions, which include access to the iPad
edition for $19.99, may do so at GQ.com.
The GQ App is available as a free download from the App Store on iPad
or at www.itunes.com/appstore.
About GQ
GQ is the leading men's general-interest magazine, with a monthly
readership of 6.6 million readers. It is available in print, online at
GQ.com, and as an app at iTunes.com. The magazine is published by
Condé Nast, a division of Advance Publications. Condé Nast operates in
twenty-five countries and is the world leader in exceptional content
creation.
