Comments on: Kindle, Nook now offering periodicals on iOS; where will you buy? http://gigaom.com/2011/07/26/kindle-nook-now-selling-periodicals-on-ios-where-will-you-buy/ Sun, 19 May 2013 08:29:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Mike Perry http://gigaom.com/2011/07/26/kindle-nook-now-selling-periodicals-on-ios-where-will-you-buy/#comment-642618 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:24:21 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=383611#comment-642618 You write: “Because of the timing of this feature introduction, I’d say it was possibly a negotiated concession by the e-booksellers, won in exchange for the removal of the outside store links.”

Why was it a “concession” on Apple’s part? As far as I know, there’s no rule against subscriptions made outside an app being displayed inside it. If anything, the opposite is true.

More likely, the moves were corporate get-even time. Amazon and B&N on-upped Apple by adding features that make their apps more appealing and in an area, periodical subscriptions, that Apple is targeting.

Corporate executives don’t like being pushed around. I wouldn’t be surprised if Apple’s now-failed 30% scheme has both Amazon and B&N putting more staff and money into their iOS apps.They’ll make up for the Apple-created hassle by offering other benefits to tilt things in their favor. It’s called competition.

]]> By: Rohan Bhade http://gigaom.com/2011/07/26/kindle-nook-now-selling-periodicals-on-ios-where-will-you-buy/#comment-642448 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:21:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=383611#comment-642448 With iOS 5, we’ll have an option integrated right into the system (Newsstand) so all that’s needed is patience.

]]> By: Paul http://gigaom.com/2011/07/26/kindle-nook-now-selling-periodicals-on-ios-where-will-you-buy/#comment-642338 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:08:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=383611#comment-642338 I wonder how these will compare to Zinio, which is my current choice.

]]>