.net comes to iOS 5 Newsstand - grab your free issue now!

By Oliver Lindberg on October 19, 2011 | 4 comments

To celebrate the launch of iOS 5 Newsstand, we're giving away a free copy of our September issue (#219) for a limited time only. Read on to find out how!

.net magazine is now available via Apple's Newsstand, a new functionality introduced as part of the company's massive iOS 5 update for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. You'll need to install the new .net app, and then select the 'free' issue - currently our September issue (219) - within the app once installed.

Newsstand works in a similar way to iTunes and iBooks, automatically storing content bought from Apple's App Store – in this case magazines and newspapers – in a single 'library'. If you're a subscriber, your Newsstand folder is automatically updated every time a new issue comes out.

Individual issues are priced at £4.99, $6.99 and €5.49. The terms for subscriptions are three months (for which you will get four issues), six months (including seven issues) or 12 months (which gets you 13 issues), and are priced as follows:

3 months: £14.99 / $20.99 / €16.99
6 months: £24.49 / $34.99 / €27.99
12 months: £44.99 / $64.99 / €49.99

In iTunes look for .net, download and install the free app and discover .net via your iOS device

To celebrate the launch of Newsstand, we're offering our September issue (#219) - which is an absolute cracker - free of charge (just install the new .net app, and then scroll to the free issue and install). It's jam-packed with great content as usual: for example, we take a look at 50 free web design and development tools that rock and explain how to create perfect style guides. We also investigate mobile attitudes and find out just who is accessing the web via mobile devices and why, and interview Kristina Halvorson about the emerging discipline of content strategy and how to make it work for you. Plus there's the usual mix of hands-on tutorials: create iPad publications with Mag+, add a search box to your site and enhance it with CSS3, automate your Android app testing, and more.

Our September issue within the app - just swipe through the pages

Meanwhile, our current November issue (#221), available on Newsstand, is all about responsive web design. You'll find a host of responsive treats waiting for you, which includes an in-depth feature by Stephen Hay on real world responsive web design and why it's not just about adaptive layout. Another highlight is the one and only Jeffrey Zeldman's interview with the father of responsive web design, Ethan Marcotte. Essentially, we've tried to cover the subject from all the angles, so you get best practice advice as well as real-word approaches.

This is how .net looks on your Newsstand

Even if responsive web design isn't your cup of tea, there's plenty in this issue for you. We reveal how to attract more visitors via Google AdWords, how to validate forms with CoffeeScript and the insanely talented Trent Walton explains how to add texture to type.

What are you waiting for? Discover .net on Newsstand now!

4 comments

Comment: 1

So as as print subscriber, I have access to the PDFs in your Premium Section of every issue since Jan 2010. Which, if downloaded, I can add to iBooks and read there. For me to get the same content using Newsstand, I'd need to pay for an additional subscription???

Why don't you guys just provide the Newsstand subscription to print subscribers instead?

Granted, not having to download and manually add to iBooks every month would be a benefit, but not enough to warrant an additional subscription for the Newsstand version.

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Comment: 2

We're currently looking into the best ways to sell subscription packages. You're right, though; some people would like to get a Print/iOS bundle, and we do try and give our readers what they want :)

Comment: 3

I checked out the newsstand version the magazine. One feature I miss when compared to the zinio version is bookmarking. Is this coming in a future version of the app?

Comment: 4

FYI: Here are answers to some frequently asked questions we’ve had about Newsstand:

1) I’ve bought a single issue of .net for iPad: do I have to buy it again for iPhone?

No. If you have purchased single issues of a magazine, you can read these on any devices that you own. To redownload them, press the Buy button and enter your iTunes password. iTunes will report back that the issue has been purchased already, and will make the download free. Please ensure that you use the same iTunes account on both devices.

2) How do I transfer my subscription from one device to another?

If you have purchased a subscription to a magazine, you can read the magazines included with that subscription on any devices that you own. To transfer your subscription, go to the Help screen and look for the Restore Purchases button. On the iPhone, this is under the "More" button. If you have not bought any single issues on top of your subscription, you may receive the message "There are no purchases to restore".

3) I’ve subscribed, so where’s my latest issue?

If you have subscribed to a magazine and for some reason the latest issue did not become available to you, please try using the Restore Purchases button.

4) My issue’s disappeared - what’s going on?

If you downloaded an issue and it is no longer there, this usually happens because you did an upgrade/restore of your device and the issues were removed by iTunes, or because your device was running low on space and removed the issues. In both cases, you can follow the instructions above to redownload your issues.

On some iOS versions, you may need to relaunch the app for both of the above solutions to work.