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Re: Show HN: Create, publish and make money on your own iOS publication

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Post by joeblau »

holgersindbaek wrote: post #5
joeblau wrote: post #3

Pretty cool concept. I never really used Newsstand and I also didn't like that you couldn't remove it (although that's gonna change.) I think this could be an awesome tool to compete with publications like Flipboard especially if there is revenue tied to the model. The only challenge is getting those first users because I've never met one person with an iPhone that uses Newsstand.

Hi Joe CTO and co-founder of Uninkd here... What did you mean by "You couldn't remove it"? We know the whole situation with newsstand, but magazines like - http://the-magazine.org - have really managed to create a good deal of subscribers. I don't like most newsstand magazines either. Many of them seem like they have been converted from a pdf. I think we have managed to find a nice format to release your magazine on.

Sorry, I meant you couldn't put Newstand in a group folder. I definitely think your publishing platform has great promise.

Re: Show HN: Create, publish and make money on your own iOS publication

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Post by holgersindbaek »

joeblau wrote: post #11
holgersindbaek wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hi Joe CTO and co-founder of Uninkd here... What did you mean by "You couldn't remove it"? We know the whole situation with newsstand, but magazines like - http://the-magazine.org - have really managed to create a good deal of subscribers. I don't like most newsstand magazines either. Many of them seem like they have been converted from a pdf. I think we have managed to find a nice format to release your magazine on.

Sorry, I meant you couldn't put Newstand in a group folder. I definitely think your publishing platform has great promise.

Haha ok. Would be surprised if I had made an un-removeable app :-). Thanks.

Re: Show HN: Create, publish and make money on your own iOS publication

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Post by EGreg »

I have a question ... are you allowed to make an app where people make in-app purchases of content, and you rev-share with the authors? Does Apple have anything in the guidelines that prevents you sharing the revenues and other people "selling" content through you?

Re: Show HN: Create, publish and make money on your own iOS publication

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Post by holgersindbaek »

EGreg wrote: post #13

I have a question ... are you allowed to make an app where people make in-app purchases of content, and you rev-share with the authors? Does Apple have anything in the guidelines that prevents you sharing the revenues and other people "selling" content through you?

As long as Apple gets their 30%, they don't care where the money goes afterwards.

Re: Show HN: Create, publish and make money on your own iOS publication

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Post by tylermac1 »

Will Uninkd offer any sort of marketing capabilities?

I can see problems arising since Uninkd essentially owns the app but is licensing use of the publishing platform. This leaves the author out of the various sales details and metadata that iTunes Connect offers.

edit: I would also update your revenue calculator to factor in the various fees.

Re: Show HN: Create, publish and make money on your own iOS publication

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Post by holgersindbaek »

iwasakabukiman wrote: post #15

The pricing model is a bit confusing. Does the $99 fee cover just one issue or does it cover the cost to publish the app itself? What about issues after the first one? Do they cost an additional $99 per issue?

Thanks for the feedback.

The $99 release fee is a ONE TIME FEE. You pay it once you have a magazine online and want to release it to the app store. You can release as many issues as you wish after that.

Re: Show HN: Create, publish and make money on your own iOS publication

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Post by holgersindbaek »

tylermac1 wrote: post #16

Will Uninkd offer any sort of marketing capabilities? I can see problems arising since Uninkd essentially owns the app but is licensing use of the publishing platform. This leaves the author out of the various sales details and metadata that iTunes Connect offers. edit: I would also update your revenue calculator to factor in the various fees.

Good question. We haven't looked so much into that yet, but we'd love to hear ideas.

All your issues articles, are available online via uninkd as well. So when people share an article on Facebook or Twitter, they'll share a link to the online article.

When it comes to analytics, we haven't implemented anything yet. It is something we want to do in the near future though and for now, we could give you access to and App Annie account where you can see all the analytics on the app you could wish for.

Re: Show HN: Create, publish and make money on your own iOS publication

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Post by mmoriarty »

holgersindbaek wrote: post #18
tylermac1 wrote: post #16

Will Uninkd offer any sort of marketing capabilities? I can see problems arising since Uninkd essentially owns the app but is licensing use of the publishing platform. This leaves the author out of the various sales details and metadata that iTunes Connect offers. edit: I would also update your revenue calculator to factor in the various fees.

Good question. We haven't looked so much into that yet, but we'd love to hear ideas. All your issues articles, are available online via uninkd as well. So when people share an article on Facebook or Twitter, they'll share a link to the online article. When it comes to analytics, we haven't implemented anything yet. It is something we want to do in the near future though and for now, we could give you access to and Ap…

Ah, yeah, that's the dealkiller for us -- we don't want our content duplicated online. Too bad, we were looking at it.

Re: Show HN: Create, publish and make money on your own iOS publication

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Post by tylermac1 »

holgersindbaek wrote: post #18
tylermac1 wrote: post #16

Will Uninkd offer any sort of marketing capabilities? I can see problems arising since Uninkd essentially owns the app but is licensing use of the publishing platform. This leaves the author out of the various sales details and metadata that iTunes Connect offers. edit: I would also update your revenue calculator to factor in the various fees.

Good question. We haven't looked so much into that yet, but we'd love to hear ideas. All your issues articles, are available online via uninkd as well. So when people share an article on Facebook or Twitter, they'll share a link to the online article. When it comes to analytics, we haven't implemented anything yet. It is something we want to do in the near future though and for now, we could give you access to and Ap…

So if someone links to one of my articles online, will those linked to the article have to have a subscription to view it?
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