The Digital Publishing Report

Ringling College Launches CONTXT Magazine

Ringling College of Art and Design launched CONTXT Magazine in iPad, PDF, and print editions. CONTXT will be published biannually and focuses on the culture and convergence of art and design. Located in Sarasota, Florida, Ringling College of Art and Design is a private, not-for-profit, fully accredited college offering the Bachelor's degree in 14 disciplines including digital imaging, graphic design, and illustration. more

The New Republic Creates iPad App Using Adobe Digital Publishing Suite

Adobe has announced, via the Digital Publishing Suite blog, details about how the New Republic magazine is using the digital publishing tool to create an iPad app version of the magazine. more

Rolling Stone Debuts First iPad Issue App

Rolling Stone Magazine has announced the launch of the first iPad newsstand app version of the magazine. Designed for the iPad with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite, the app will feature the same content as the print version. In addition, all album, song reviews, and music-related articles will include a link to listen to music samples, and readers will be able purchase tracks from iTunes from within the app. more

Mag+ Announces Complete Code Rewrite

Mag+ has been completely rewritten with version 4.0, the newest version. The company says users will  notice the low-resolution previews users saw when turning pages are gone, and several minor but useful changes have been made to the user interface. The viewer also now supports the iPhone including the iPhone 5 and Android mobile and is iOS6 compatible. more

Magazines Canada Issues Update of Online Publishing White Paper

Magazines Canada has updated itsfree  white paper on online publishing. The resource provides charts and data on how magazines can publish online and benefit from multi-channel publishing. more

Next Issue Now Available for iPad

Next Issue Media, a joint venture formed Conde Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corporation, and Time Inc., has announced availability of Next Issue for iPad in the United States. The Next Issue app includes full access to digital issues of a variety of magazines including Bon Appetit, Brides, Golf Digest, GQ, Self, Vogue, and Wired. A monthly, basic-level subscription to the service is $9.99. However, readers must pay $14.99 per month to gain access to the full roster of magazines available in the Next Issue service, including Entertainment Weekly, People, Sports Illustrated, the New Yorker, and Time. more

Meredith to Publish Digital Magazines on Google Play

Meredith Corp. has announced plans to publish digital editions of some of its top titles, including Family Circle, EveryDay with Rachael Ray, Ladies’ Home Journal, and Midwest Living, on Google Play. The e-magazines will be designed for consumption on Android smartphones and tablets. Single issues will be sold for $0.99 for a limited time during the launch. Consumers will be able to buy new and back issues and customize their reading experiences on their devices. Their purchases will be stored and accessible using Cloud technology. Meredith offers subscriptions and single issues of nearly 20 of its magazines on several tablet devices and distribution devizes, more than a dozen branded mobile Apps, and a list of branded consumer Web sites. more

SmartMoney to Go All Digital

SmartMoney, the personal finance magazine from the Wall Street Journal, will commit to an all-digital publishing strategy, ceasing production of its print edition with the August 14 issue while expanding its digital news team to 15 members. Approximately 25 staff positions will be eliminated. more 

Rodale Releases Men’s Health on iPhone

Rodale Inc. has released an edition of Men’s Health magazine on the iPhone/iPod Touch, built on the Adobe Digital Publishing Suite. Starting with the September issue, available in August, special content will be developed specifically for the iPhone/Touch. The company says it will publish the June and July/August issues in PDF format to meet reader demand more quickly. more

Us Weekly Creates iPad App on vjoon Platform with MEI

Us Weekly has published an iPad app developed with the help of vjoon integration partner Managing Editor Inc. (MEI). more