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Are Magazines About to be Forked?

Forking happens in software projects when a developer or group of developers takes code that has been developed by one community for one purpose, and then duplicates that code and takes it off in another direction. Forking an operating system or an ‘open source’ software project or application may be perfectly legal and within the spirit of the free software. For example, Google launched Android as a free and open operating system for mobile software development and more or less … Keep Reading

Searching Magazine Apps

Exact Editions apps are all searchable. Individual issues can be searched; years, decades and all the available archive can be searched from within the magazine app. We have recently introduced a new search engine and an improved interface for browsing magazine archives and selecting the focus for a search.

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A little Christmas gift from Exact Editions & our Publishing Partners

To get into the festive spirit we have teamed up with our Publishing Partners to bring a Christmassy treat to all of our Facebook fans.

Every day during the Advent season, an article or two is being made available to view for free on the Exact Editions website and on the Newsstand App.

Exact Editions Advent Calendar

So far we’ve had articles from many titles including Total Politics, The Oldie, Geographical and Gramophone. We’ve also given away discount codes for magazines … Keep Reading

An Apple A Day – Yoga & Health joins Apple Newsstand

Europe’s leading independent monthly Yoga magazine, Yoga & Health, is now available whenever, and wherever you like via Apple Newsstand.

Now Yoga fans on the move will never be far from the step by step guides, posture advice and meditation techniques.

The app allows readers to view issues back to November 2011, all at the touch of a button. A newly added function also means that articles can be shared straight from the App via email, message and Twitter.… Keep Reading

Over-delivering the Archive

Publishers are having a problem with ebooks. The problem is that the new tablet readers are working and ebooks are selling, but there are worrying signs that prices are falling, competition is increasing, and there is a race to the bottom. Best-selling print books used to cost $24.99 $19.99 or $14.99. Now there is an increasing tendency for best sellers to be priced low, low, and lower.

It is partly because of Amazon and Apple’s success at … Keep Reading

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