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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
It's not like magazines (or anything else) have to be made only for the iPad.
They can put them in Zinio, make their own app etc. and sell them to people who own various types of tablets, read them on their pcs/laptops etc.
The iPad App doesn't have to be their only app/method of distribution. Just like Amazon has Kindle apps for the iPhone/iPod Touch, iPad, Blackberry, PC, Mac etc.
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Agreed that magazine producers should be concentrating on non-proprietary apps that will run on all devices. Zinio isn't a bad start, neither is Kindle, though both neglect PDAs and some smartphones (everyone does iPod, few do Win Mobile). And Amazon and Apple have already demonstrated an undesirable amount of control over what publishers can put into "their" store, so going non-proprietary is clearly the smart way to go to ensure independence and control over your product.
Other small tablet devices would be ideal for mag reading, so hopefully mag apps for them are available or coming shortly.