Major Magazine Publishers Partner for Digital Magazine Service

Posted on April 15, 2012

Conde Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corp. and Time Inc. have all partnered to launch Next Issue Media, which is offering a service billed as a Netflix for magazines. The tablet newsstand is available for Android now and will be available for the iPad in the near future.

Morgan Guenther, CEO of Next Issue Media, says, "This is a game changer for customers. We're bringing it all together. The most popular magazines, a great reading experience, interactive content and unlimited access to our entire catalog - with lots more to come."

Next Issue will enable readers to have unlimited access to as many magazines in the Next Issue newsstand as they want. Prices start at $9.99 per month. Here are the price plans available:

• Unlimited Basic: Includes titles published monthly and bi-weekly for $9.99 per month
• Unlimited Premium: Includes all titles in the catalog, including weeklies such as Entertainment Weekly, People, Sports Illustrated, The New Yorker, Time for $14.99 per month
• Individual magazine subscriptions range from $1.99 to $9.99 per month
• Individual magazine issues are available from $2.49 to $5.99 per issue

Take a look:

Photo: Next Issue Media