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NewspaperDirect Updates PressReader for iPhone, Readies News App for Apple iPad
World’s biggest online newspaper kiosk puts more than 1,400 full-content digital replicas of top newspapers and magazines from around the world onto the Apple iPhone and, soon, Apple iPad.
VANCOUVER, February 17, 2010: (Pitchengine) —NewspaperDirect Inc., the world leader in multi-channel newspaper and magazine content distribution and monetization, has added numerous enhancements to its popular PressReader application for iPhone and iPod Touch, making it the best way for Olympics fans around the world to follow the big news stories for their country’s team.
With the latest free iPhone PressReader app for iPhone, millions of iPhone and iPod Touch users can download their favorite daily read from a selection of 1,400 newspapers and magazines from 90 countries in 42 languages. NewspaperDirect also announced that it will release a special version of PressReader for the upcoming Apple iPad, which offers a larger screen and a dramatically improved reading experience, making it ideal for browsing newspapers the way they read best — in their original format.
New features offered in PressReader app (version 1.3.1) for iPhone/iPod Touch:
- • Navigate publications using thumbnails or tables of contents, divided by section
- • Jump to next page using article hyperlinks
- • View stories as rich graphics or text views
- • Access on-demand audio
- • Share articles via email
- • PressDisplay.com subscribers can set up automated subscriptions to automatically download their favorite titles every day
- • Download and pay directly from online view
- • Search online across titles and select title for download from search results
- • Access Help with instructions and a handy video demo
- • Ability to use existing PressDisplay.com account along with standalone device authorization.
The PressReader iPhone app is available as a free download from the iTunes App Store. Additional titles can be purchased individually for $0.99 per issue, or downloaded in conjunction with a paid subscription on PressDisplay.com. A growing list of prestigious international and national titles is available, including: The Washington Post, USA Today, Toronto Star, National Post, The Guardian, International Herald Tribune, Daily Mail, Irish Independent, L’Equipe, Il Giornale, Iltalehti, Bangkok Post, Kommersant, and De Volkskrant, to name just a few.
A complete newspaper, in the palm of your hand
PressReader has been completely optimized for iPhone and iPod Touch, enabling users to flip through pages just as they would browse a real newspaper, and then zoom in to view any article or photograph in stunning clarity. PressReader is the easiest way to view offline the hundreds of publications available on PressDisplay.com, in a convenient, portable format. PressReader presents publications as full-content digital replicas in their original layout. Every article, advertisement, crossword puzzle and cartoon is presented in its original context in the paper, with the ability to instantly zoom in on any element. PressReader offers rich-graphics or text-only viewing options, an interactive table of contents, cross-title searching, sharing of articles, and live, clickable elements such as URLs, telephone numbers, email addresses and hyperlinks to other articles.
“Other news applications for the iPhone offer limited website access or an abridged version of the publisher’s content, whereas PressReader delivers your favorite publication in its entirety and original layout — it’s just like reading the paper,” said Alex Kroogman, CEO of NewspaperDirect. “We’re continually enhancing PressReader for iPhone in response to user feedback, and the upcoming version for Apple iPad will deliver an immersive and visually stunning experience.”
PressDisplay.com is popular with consumers who want access to multiple news sources, and corporate customers who need to monitor printed media for business-critical news. With more than 1,400 full-content digital replicas of newspapers and magazines from 90 countries in 42 languages, it has also become the standard in over 2,500 libraries around the world. PressDisplay.com and PressReader have also been optimized for Windows PCs, Macs, and other handheld e-reading devices.
Media resources
NewspaperDirect website
PressDisplay website
PressDisplay blog
PressDisplay on Facebook
Twitter (@pressdisplay )
YouTube
PressReader in iTunes App Store
For more information, contact:
Tim Cox, ZingPR
E: tim@zingpr.com,
Ph: +1-650-369-7784
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