Economist launches tablet version

Lauren Indvik of Mashable reports that The Economist rolled out its tablet version on Tuesday.

Indvik writes, “The newsweekly joins Sports Illustrated and Time in its multi-platform subscription offering, which enables readers to access all versions of The Economist, including its print, smartphone, tablet, audio and web editions, for a single rate. (Prices vary by region).

“A digital-only option is also available for $29 per quarter, or $110 per month. Single issues on iPad and Android tablets can be purchased for $5.99, £3.99, or €5.40, depending on your region. Access to the editor’s weekly selection of six ‘must-read’ articles is available for free.

“‘We want our readers to be able to read us wherever and however they want, and we will continue to develop for platforms and mobile devices capable of delivering the unique Economist weekly reading experience, free from distractions,’ says Oscar Grut, managing director of digital editions at The Economist.”

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Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.