Until Apple comes to its senses and agrees to a subscription model, other tablet providers will jump on this and do deals with magazines and newspapers like Sports Illustrated has with the Motorola Xoom. The Xoom is on the Android platform and will offer subscriptions to the HP TouchPad when that comes out later this year.
Here’s the press release.
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED Debuts App For Motorola Xoom; Available in Android Marketplace now
Motorola Xoom Becomes Newest Option in Sports Illustrated “All Access” Subscription Plan
New York, NY – Beginning this week, Motorola Xoom users are able to download a Sports Illustrated app through the Android Marketplace. The app is a new option in the “All Access” digital subscription plan that Time Inc. introduced earlier this year, designed to give consumers the ability to access Time Inc. publications, including Sports Illustrated, from a variety of devices (mobile, tablet and web). Sports Illustrated will also be available on the HP TouchPad when it is released later this year.
Sports Illustrated has been at the forefront of aggressive digital development introducing more than 20 apps in the past year. The roster of current SI apps include a magazine app for iPad and Android (Samsung Galaxy and Motorola Xoom) and an Android smartphone edition (OS 2.1 and higher). The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit franchise also has a half dozen digital extensions including 3D video, an HTML5 edition, mobile apps (iPhone and Android) and tablet (iPad and Android). The Sports Illustrated Golf Group recently launched Golf Magazine Front 9 for iPad and iPhone and two Sports Illustrated Books have been enhanced for iPad editions.
Sports Illustrated “All Access” now offers the option of accessing magazine apps for the Samsung Galaxy, Motorola Xoom, and Android smartphones (OS 2.1 and higher); web access to the issue (after log in) can be found at www.si.com/magazine. The specific plans are:
- Print/Digital (Samsung Galaxy/Motorola Xoom/Android Smartphone/Web): $48 annually or $4.99/month
- Digital Only: $3.99/month
- Current print subscribers have free access to the digital package throughout the remainder of their term
That’s all.
