[gplawhorn]

The National Geographic iPad version is a great example of what tablet magazines could be. Once a small portion loads the reader can begin reading while the rest loads. Video portions are actually enhancements, featuring behind-the-scenes pieces about photo shoots, or brief animations illustrating ideas presented in the text.

The Reader's Digest, on the other hand . . .

[NeuroticNomad]

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Oh, I'm sorry, you meant institutions that don't conform to your political ideology should not be supported. My bad.

He may have meant that, But *i* mean publications owned by a family that has been known around the globe to tell falsehoods so great that they are banned from certain countries and considered a hate group that spews propaganda not seen since the fall of the Soviet Union.

It's way beyond "says things i disagree with" or "doesn't conform to my ideology" - Many things don't. Walking Magazine, Lint Collector's Digest, Us Weekly... none of them "conform" to my "ideology" - but none of them are on multiple government watchlists for making their readership LESS informed than those who get no news at all.

[Pretz]

Here's a scenario: the greenies successfully lobby world governments to outlaw the environmentally wasteful process of printing news on paper. Would that get Mr Murdoch's full attention? Would we get some decent news-pad apps then?

[artMonster]

"The Macalope has been invited to contribute to The Magazine, so he hopes to soon be butt-deep in tablet-publishing lucre."

I suspect the Macalope of double dipping, just don't know who the other dipper is. The Macalope - The Magazine. Marco Arment. I smell a conspiracy. Or an anagram.

[KPOM]

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Anybody who equates Murdoch's publications with mainstream news organizations like NPR and ABC needs therapy.

The Wall Street Journal is a mainstream news organization, as is the Times in the UK. Murdoch has a pretty diverse portfolio.

[hgwells]

I liked The Daily, subscribed from the start, and, like many readers, will be unhappy to see it go.

[spanky]

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The Macalope - The Magazine. Marco Arment. I smell a conspiracy. Or an anagram.

I figured it (the anagram) out, The Macalope - Clam Ate Hope. Now it all makes sense and Felix was right. Get me more aluminum foil!

[seven2521]

My new 911 Targa will not take cassette tapes. The piece of crap. Where's my old El Camino?

[jpizzadili]

The Daily? Interesting I only hear about this tablet magazine when it is about to close shop. Maybe getting the word out more would have been helpful.

As for downloading...I have a subscription to a weekly sports mag I started reading on my iPad as soon as I bought my iPad nine months ago. As was stated in the article, it has to be downloaded. However, as soon as a small percentage of the mag downloads, it opens, ready to read. The download is completed in the background.

The Macalope is right. The navigation is the responsibility of the app developers; not the platform.

[gslusher]

Except that the other organizations you mentioned haven't been found to be illegally tapping phones and bribing.

[RoyWagner]

I was a DAILY subscriber for a year, but did not renew. The concept and presentation was excellent; even the cost was fair.

What caused me cancel was that they did "throw out the baby" each day. If you didn't read your daily issue each day, it was GONE the next day and thusly NO ARCHIVE was available for later look backs or research. That's no way to run a newspaper.

[swanie]

The article states:

"The Daily, Rupert Murdoch’s high-profile magazine for tablets . . ."

For me, that is all I need to know. I NEVER watch FAUX News or any other so-called news or information shows, articles, etc..

I subscribe to, and read, many magazines and newspapers on my iPad "3", and my primary complaint is the "archive" availability. Some do (like Rolling Stone) but most do not have it.

I do read NYTimes, WaPo, Wired, InfoWorld, and many others on mi iPad, and it is great.

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