Posted on September 2, 2010 at 8:33 am

Press Reader

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If you are a newspaper freak, and you simply have to read every single newspaper that comes out in your town then this is the perfect app for you. But why stop at your town, why not the country, and when we are at that, why not the world? -This app has it all. PressReader is an iPhone and iPad app from NewsPaper Direct Inc. that lets you buy and read daily newspapers from around the world in full PDF format. Think of it as a TiVo for newspapers. You can find and instantly download over 1,500 newspapers from 90 countries and 47 languages. The newspapers cost about 99 cents per issue, and there is also an option to subscribe to the newspapers of your choice to have them delivered to you automatically. When you get started with the PressReader app you get your first 7 issues for free, which is a great way to try out the features of the app. The app has 4 tabs: 1) My Library where you have a list of all the publications you’ve purchased. Tap “Select Title” to browse papers by Country or by Language. Unfortunately United States is all the way on the bottom of the list, so you have to scroll down each time. Another great feature in PressReader is its ability to store you older newspapers. You can’t do text based searches on the content of your newspapers. 2) Top Stories - lists an RSS feed reader style list of the headlines from various publications. Tap any headline to read the full story. 3) Search - here is where you can find stories by keyword, and narrow them down by language and newspapers. The search results here again have the very slow to respond web based experience, like the Top Stories section. 4) Settings - this is where you enter your PressDisplay account information and authorize yourself for downloads after your 7 free issues have been completed. So now you can stay informed everywhere you go without tripping over the papers around you.

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