Contrary to reports of growing friction between Apple and publishers over iPad subscriptions, the Telegraph said working with Apple was just peachy.
Telegraph Media Group digital editor Edward Roussel told the Financial Times that Apple has been “cooperative and helpful” during the development of the newspaper’s latest iPad app which launched today.
Roussel says his company has no gripes with forking over a percentage of profits to Apple because the app store is such a “user-friendly” way to pay – and similar to the costs of distributing a print product.
Subscribers who want to read daily will fork over £9.99 a month (nearly US$15); single editions of the digital paper can be bought for £1.19. The app is free to download.
“The bottom line is we don’t have a gripe with Apple on the subscription model that they have,” Roussel says. “We found they were prepared to enter into a dialogue with us.”
Via FT
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2 responses to “Publisher Says Apple “Helpful” with iPad App, Earned Their Cut”
I often wonder about how negative rumors about Apple get started or to be precise, who actually starts them. This friction between Apple and publishers is likely do to some disagreements in vision, undoubtedly, but these publishers should realize they need Apple if they expect to move forward. Apple is moving forward whether they get on board or not. Consumers want to use Apple devices and the client base is expanding and staying unified and organized. Where else are these publishers going to find a ready-made base like Apple as? Do they think that Amazon wouldn’t try to squeeze them dry? Apple is going to make Amazon’s client base look tiny in a few years.