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Reader's Digest creative director offers tips for magazine iPad design
Robert Newman, creative director of Reader's Digest, sat down with TMG's Engage to discuss how the magazine made the digital transition to publishing on the iPad. The article offers good advice in how to take a publication digital, as well as how it could influence a print product in return. It's also great for iPad design in general, and is a great reference for those wanting to get into this field. "If there's one crucial mistake that people make on their apps it's that they don't pay enough attention to the text font and the size and the width-and how it navigates," Newman cautions the would-be iPad designer. [Via Charles Apple]
Amazon bringing 400 magazines, newspapers, flame retardants to Kindle Fire
It's been a busy week for the Kindle Fire. First came news that Amazon would be bringing Facebook, Hulu and "several thousand" other apps to its forthcoming tablet, and now, we've got confirmation that hundreds of magazines and newspapers are on their way, as well. Yesterday, the company announced that more than 400 "full-color" titles will be available on the Kindle Fire Newsstand, including Us Weekly, The New Yorker and Reader's Digest, among others. Users who subscriber before March 1st, meanwhile, will be able to access a full 17 Condé Nast titles for free, as part of a three-month offer. Amazon is also promising plenty of interactive editions with built-in video and audio, which you'll be able to check out for yourself next week, when the Fire begins shipping. For more details, check out the full press release after the break.
Reader's Digest with subscription heads to iPad
The latest update (V3.1) to the US Reader's Digest for iPad app is now available for download through the iOS App Store. The update brings with it two new features: you can begin reading without having to wait for the whole issue to load, and subscription options are now available. Starting with September's issue, subscriptions are priced at $14.99 annually or $1.99 per-month on a rolling subscription that can be cancelled at any time. As a thank you to those already subscribed to the print edition, Reader's Digest is offering six months free access to the iPad edition. Simply download the app and tap on the "Current Magazine Subscribers" button. The app is free to download form the iOS App Store and comes with a free sample issue to get you started. [Via Mashable]
