Vancouver, Canada (PRWEB) April 25, 2012
NewspaperDirect has released a major update of PressReader, one of the most popular apps for Android devices. PressReader for Android delivers a highly engaging reading experience of more than 2,000 titlesthe worlds widest selection of news mediaon Android handsets and tablets. And, unlike other news aggregation apps, which provide just snippets of articles from around the Web, PressReader presents entire publication editions in super-high resolution, just as they were originally printed.
The just-released 4.0 version of PressReader for Android sets a new benchmark for news reading apps by including an advanced, integrated rendering engine that delivers high-performance zooming capabilities never seen before on native Android-based apps. Also new is NewspaperDirects innovative SmartFlow technology. A simple touch gesture switches from Replica View (preferred by more traditional newspaper readers) to SmartFlow mode, designed for digital natives who value the content of the publication, but want a more fluid presentation of it. SmartFlow presents complete stories and pages in a continuous, engaging flow that maximizes readability and invites exploration of related content.
PressReader 4.0 for Android is our biggest update ever. It debuts advanced rendering technology that, for the first time, brings fast, high-resolution imaging to the Android platform. Users love the incredibly crisp text and high-definition pictures, and our SmartEdition publishers now have a compelling and flexible Android platform to showcase their content, said Alex Kroogman, CEO of NewspaperDirect. Another great addition is our new SmartFlow technology, which takes the replica experience to a whole new level enhancing it with intelligent and intuitive content presentation that compels subscribers to read more of their favorite publications.
Game-changing features place Android PressReader on parity with its iPad cousin.
High-performance rendering. PressReader now includes a completely new rendering engine thats optimized for newspapers and magazines. PressReader users on Android now have the fastest PDF-rendering technology available anywhere, which displays high-resolution images and PDFs with maximum fidelity, no matter what zoom level is specified.
SmartFlow advanced reading technology a major innovation that led to PressReader being voted the Best Newspaper App Ever for iOS. SmartFlow goes beyond the traditional replica newspaper presentation by displaying articles as a continuous, horizontal stream of stories that flow across the Android tablet, which completely transforms the reading experience. Visual cues indicate the relative importance of individual stories, and SmartFlow surfaces related content that might otherwise be missed.
SmartZoom automatically positions the zoomed-in view to the beginning of an article.
Instant switching between Replica/Page View and SmartFlow viewing.
Press and hold (i.e. Long Press) activation of contextually driven actions:
Share stories by email or on Facebook or Twitter
Listen to articles through on-demand audio capabilities
Copy and paste articles into applications that support it (e.g. Evernote, Instapaper)
Share opinions by supporting or opposing a story
Two-finger-pinch to adjust font and image sizes, and a choice of different font types
Cross-title keyword search
Desktop thumbnails of the most recently downloaded publications for instant access to the latest issues.
Authorization of PressReader with a PressDisplay.com subscription
Where to get it
PressReader 4.0 is available as a free download on Google Play, giving Android users instant access to full-content replicas of over 2,000 prestigious newspapers and magazines such as The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, National Post, The Globe and Mail, The Guardian, Daily Mail, International Herald Tribune, The Irish Times, Irish Independent, ABC, Le Monde, Business Standard, Harpers Bazar, India Today, Money Today, The Australian, Inside Golf and The New Zealand Herald to name just a few of the top titles currently available.
All existing PressReader installations can also be easily upgraded to version 4.0 through the Android Market. This includes versions of PressReader already pre-installed on millions of tablets shipped from ASUS, HTC, Kobo, Microsoft and Samsung.
Pricing
Most individual newspapers and magazines available through PressReader can be purchased for $ 0.99 per issue, or downloaded in conjunction with a paid subscription on PressDisplay.com, which offers virtually unlimited access to the worlds press starting as low as $ 29.95/month (USD). For full details on subscription pricing, visit our subscription page.
About PressReader
PressReader is the companion offline application for the worlds largest online newspaper and magazine newsstand, PressDisplay.com. PressReader delivers the most authentic newspaper-reading experience on PCs, Macs, smartphones, Apple iOS devices (iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch), numerous Google Android-based handhelds, BlackBerry devices (PlayBook, Bold, Curve and Storm), and Windows devices (Windows Phone and Windows 7 Slate PC). Today, millions of tablets come pre-installed with PressReader from a growing list of major manufacturers including ASUS, HTC, Kobo, Microsoft, RIM, and Samsung. With PressReader, you can hold a digital edition of your favorite publication in your hands and read it from cover to cover, just the way the title was printed with no compromises in quality, fidelity or content. Whenever PressReader, or its online service, PressDisplay.com, supports a new device, it is also made available to NewspaperDirects publishing partners for their own SmartEdition ePapers. Follow us on Facebook.com/pressreader, Google+, Twitter @pressdisplay, and YouTube.com/user/pressdisplay.
About NewspaperDirect Inc.
NewspaperDirect delivers the world’s newspapers and magazines to millions of readers the way they want to receive them in print, online, or on their mobile device, tablet or eReader wherever they live, travel, work or play. With the most innovative digital publishing technology in the industry and the only zero operational-cost business model, NewspaperDirect is recognized as the world leader in multichannel content distribution and monetization, and is the chosen partner of more than 2,100 publishers from 95 countries.