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

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Post by iwasakabukiman »

holgersindbaek wrote: post #17
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.

That's actually a really good deal then. Adobe charges something like $250-$500 per issue for their magazine apps.

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

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Post by holgersindbaek »

mmoriarty wrote: post #19
holgersindbaek wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Code is not written in stone. Let us know what you're needs are and we'll see what we can do.

We are still developing the product and we have been thinking about making it optional.

Hit me with an email if you want to tell me more about what you need and how we could accommodate what you do - Holger@Uninkd.com

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

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Post by tylermac1 »

mmoriarty wrote: post #19
holgersindbaek wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

I agree. What's stopping someone from just reading my article on Uninkd.com versus subscribing on a device?

If the subscription also allowed a user to view the articles online, I'd be fine with that.

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

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Post by holgersindbaek »

tylermac1 wrote: post #20
holgersindbaek wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

As it is now... no.

We think it's too much of a barrier if people have to sign in to read a single article.

There won't be a single place where people can find all of your articles though. They will only be visible through people who share them.

Enabling people to easily share and let their friends read a single article gives your magazine a chance to spread.

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

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Post by adrianhon »

Looks neat. A few questions:

1) I'm not clear about how the web functionality works. The demo suggests that all articles will be available online. Are those freely available, or are they only free if people share the links?

2) Can I charge a subscription that effectively lasts forever (i.e. more like a one-time fee for readers)?

3) Do subscribers have access to all previous content?

4) Is this only for US citizens? I'm in the UK.

(edit: added q4)

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

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Post by holgersindbaek »

holgersindbaek wrote: post #22
mmoriarty wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

Code is not written in stone. Let us know what you're needs are and we'll see what we can do. We are still developing the product and we have been thinking about making it optional. Hit me with an email if you want to tell me more about what you need and how we could accommodate what you do - Holger@Uninkd.com

What's stopping people from doing it online, is that there is no one place where people can browse and read all of your issues and articles. There is no "directory" for your magazine.

The reason we are not implementing a signup when reading articles, is that it would make it impossible for your magazine to be shared. People want to share what they read and they often have friends who are interested in the same things. Those friends are all potential subscribers and it would be a big barrier for them if they had to subscribe in the app before they could read a single article.

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

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Post by peter_l_downs »

holgersindbaek wrote: post #22
mmoriarty wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

Code is not written in stone. Let us know what you're needs are and we'll see what we can do. We are still developing the product and we have been thinking about making it optional. Hit me with an email if you want to tell me more about what you need and how we could accommodate what you do - Holger@Uninkd.com

Sounds like adding a 'publish articles online?' control might be worth it!

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

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Post by holgersindbaek »

adrianhon wrote: post #25

Looks neat. A few questions: 1) I'm not clear about how the web functionality works. The demo suggests that all articles will be available online. Are those freely available, or are they only free if people share the links? 2) Can I charge a subscription that effectively lasts forever (i.e. more like a one-time fee for readers)? 3) Do subscribers have access to all previous content? 4) Is this only for US citizens? I…

Hi Adrian

Thanks for the questions :-).

1. Seems like there's a bit of confusion on the web-functionality. There will be no "main directory" for your magazine, so people won't be able to browse all the content of your magazine, that they'd otherwise have to pay for through the app.

In the app, you can share an article on Facebook or Twitter. More specifically, you'll be sharing a link to an online version of the article. So people can read THAT specific article, but there is no easy way for them to read the other articles in that issue.

2. All newsstand magazines must have a subscription. This can be a free subscription though, that does not necessarily provide access to any content. You can sell single issues as well, if that would be interesting.

3. That is the plan, yes. Let me know if that's a deal-breaker and how you would like to have it instead.

4. We need to transfer the revenues to a bank and we are using Stripe for that. As far as I know, Stripe requires you to have a US bank.

Do you have an online magazine already?

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

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Post by tylermac1 »

holgersindbaek wrote: post #28
adrianhon wrote: post #25

Looks neat. A few questions: 1) I'm not clear about how the web functionality works. The demo suggests that all articles will be available online. Are those freely available, or are they only free if people share the links? 2) Can I charge a subscription that effectively lasts forever (i.e. more like a one-time fee for readers)? 3) Do subscribers have access to all previous content? 4) Is this only for US citizens? I…

Hi Adrian Thanks for the questions :-). 1. Seems like there's a bit of confusion on the web-functionality. There will be no "main directory" for your magazine, so people won't be able to browse all the content of your magazine, that they'd otherwise have to pay for through the app. In the app, you can share an article on Facebook or Twitter. More specifically, you'll be sharing a link to an online version of the arti…

For me, free access to previous issues is a deal-breaker. What would stop someone from waiting a few months after many articles have been released, signing up, and then receiving many months worth of articles at the price of only one? The lost revenue there is killer.

Granted, this might be an edge case but is still cause for concern.

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