PixelMags today announced the launch of their new service that brings magazines, newspapers, books, catalogs, and brochures easily to the iPhone and iPod Touch through the iTunes store. Essentially you send a basic set of information to PixelMags like what type of content you are publishing, if the App will be free or paid, if it’s a re-occurring publication, and how often the publication will be released. This information is then sent to the PixelMags team, and they will send you all the files and information needed to get your app up and rolling in the App Store.
PixelMags currently has support for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and and has plans to support Google Android, Blackberry, and Nokia OVI platforms. Also in the works is a web-reader and integration into social networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace, enabling readers to keep friends updated with their latest PixelMag activity.
The standard feature set that comes with PixelMags includes payment processing, user data, and push notifications, offline reading, In App purchasing for buying old issues of publications. There is no upfront cost for PixelMags, and the publisher just splits revenues with PixelMags. Registration is now open for PixelMags.
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