New Yorker Ad for iPad App

[Jeff Campbell]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://smokingapples.com/asides/new-yorker-ipad/' target='_blank'>http://smokingapples.com/asides/new-yorker-ipad/</a><br /><br /></div><p><object width="600" height="360" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/rKr-E7J-6pQ&amp;ap=%26fmt=18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rKr-E7J-6pQ&amp;ap=%26fmt=18" /></object></p><p>One of the best ads ever for an iPad app, or any app for that matter. Too bad they have the per issue price so high, $4.99 USD for each edition is a bit much in my opinion for something like this in digital form.</p>

[Joe Johaneman]

I've heard a lot of people complain about the price. Personally, I don't see it as a big deal. If the market can support it at that price, then it'll stay there. If not, the price will go down. But like the Wall Street Journal, the content in The New Yorker is worth paying for. I think there should be some kind of deal for people who buy the dead tree version, but I suspect Apple is limiting that, not Conde Nast.

As a fan of The New Yorker, I was happy to see it on the iPad. I'm hoping for a subscription option soon. I generally only buy the paper edition if there's a story in there I want, but I'd probably subscribe if there was a reasonably priced digital subscription price. (I honestly don't buy many paper magazines anymore because I hate having to get rid of them.)

[marvi1]

Video doesn't load. Just sits there.

[Joe Johaneman]

Video doesn't load. Just sits there.

Here's the link to the original video. Perhaps that will work for you.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2010/09/jason-schwartzman-ipad-video.html

[Jeff Campbell]

I switched out video for one from YouTube so that should take care of the video problem, sorry for the mixup!