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Apple Unveils $9.99 News Subscription Service Dubbed Apple News+ (variety.com)

Posted by msmash on from the services-push dept.

Apple today unveiled a news subscription service called Apple News+ at its services event in Cupertino, Calif. The $9.99 service gives paying subscribers access to over 300 magazines as well as select newspapers and premium digital news services. From a report: "We believe in the power of journalism and the impact it will have on your lives," said Apple CEO Tim Cook. Some of the magazines part of the service are including GQ, Esquire, Popular Science, The New Yorker, Sports Illustrated, Fortune, New York Magazine and Vogue, as well as Variety and the Rolling Stone. Newspapers included in the package are the Los Angeles Times and the Wall Street Journal. Digital publications include theSkimm, TechCrunch and The Highlight by Vox. For now, it is available just in the U.S., and come to three more markets -- Canada, Australia, and the U.K., later this year.

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  1. Partial List. by Zorro · · Score: 3, Informative

    Those magazines include the following plus many more:

    Business & Politics
    TIME
    The Atlantic
    The New Yorker
    Style & Beauty
    Vogue
    InStyle
    ELLE
    Food
    Bon Appétit
    Food & Wine
    Saveur
    Sports
    Sports Illustrated
    ESPN
    Runner's World
    Travel & Regional
    Condé Nast Traveler
    Travel + Leisure
    Outside
    Entertainment
    People
    Vanity Fair
    Entertainment Weekly
    Science & Tech
    WIRED
    National Geographic
    Scientific American
    Online Publications
    Vox
    theSkimm
    The Cut
    Vulture
    At launch, AppleNews+ also includes newspapers, including:

    The Wall Street Journal
    Los Angeles Times

    So No Soldier Of Fortune or Guns & Ammo? NO DEAL!

  2. Hold on now... by erp_consultant · · Score: 4, Informative

    I'm seeing a lot of negativity on here about the announcement. I still need to read the fine print but $9.99 a month doesn't seem like a bad deal. In fact, it's a great deal when you consider that it includes the Wall Street Journal. Last time I checked, the WSJ charges $5 a week. So if you get it through Apple instead it is half the price. Not to mention that you get access to other magazines and periodicals.

    I get that a lot of people on here don't like Apple but on the face of it, this is a good deal.