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In article <l787ff$nac$1@speranza.aioe.org>, Calum <com.gmail@nospam.scottishwildcat> wrote:

> > Buy an iPad.  AFAIK, the magazine reader is iPad only.
>
>  In fact, there isn't even a "magazine reader" as such. Each 'magazine'
>  that appears in the Newsstand is basically just an ordinary iOS app with
>  some loosely standardized behaviour and some compile-time options that
>  make it appear in the Newsstand 'folder', which is why no two of them
>  (from different publishers) look or behave alike.

Correct, but it also ties in with a distribution model where the iPad can 
automatically download the latest issues and an iCloud 
account-based subscription service as well. It's not a reader, but it's 
also more than just a folder :)



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Sandman[.net]

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Magazines Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> - 2013-11-28 08:38 -0600
  Re: Magazines Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-11-28 10:33 -0800
    Re: Magazines Calum <com.gmail@nospam.scottishwildcat> - 2013-11-28 20:01 +0000
      Re: Magazines Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2013-11-29 07:49 -0800
        Re: Magazines Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> - 2013-11-29 19:39 -0600
          Re: Magazines Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2013-11-29 19:28 -0800
            Re: Magazines Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2013-12-02 23:03 +0000
      Re: Magazines Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2013-11-29 16:15 +0000
        Re: Magazines Calum <com.gmail@nospam.scottishwildcat> - 2013-11-29 17:30 +0000
          Re: Magazines Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2013-11-29 22:55 +0000

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