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In article <l7aivl$u1j$1@speranza.aioe.org>, Calum <com.gmail@nospam.scottishwildcat> wrote:

> > 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 :)
>
>  A little more, but only the bare minimum. Any App Store app can offer
>  in-app subscriptions (episodic games, for example), so they're not
>  special in that regard

True, but it was Newstand that prompted this functionality.

>  And downloading new issues seems to be handled
>  differently in every app too, so I'd guess Apple aren't really offering
>  a standard way to do that either, over and above the basic push
>  notification technology that's also available to any other app.

Yes, they are. This is unique to Newsstand apps and the push notifications 
contains extra information "{content-available: 1}" which means that the 
Newsstand Kit's bacground downloader will download the issue and make it 
available to the app via an API. It can only be done once every 24 hours 
per app though, so some daily newspapers may need to download updated 
content "manually".



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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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