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Exact Editions

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Exact Editions
FounderAdam Hodgkin, Daryl Rayner, Tim Bruce
Headquarters
London
,
United Kingdom
Websiteexacteditions.com

Exact Editions is an integrated content management platform for magazine and book publishers. It was launched in 2005 by Adam Hodgkin, Daryl Rayner and Tim Bruce.[1] The platform expanded from a web-based subscription service into developing branded iOS apps for Apple’s Newsstand. These use the freemium model, offering subscriptions via an in-app purchase.[2] They allow users to sync issues for offline use, share app content via social media and email, and bookmark pages to return to.[3]

The platform offers subscriptions to individuals and to institutions, as well as several titles in French and Spanish.

In 2009, the company launched an Android app called ‘Exactly’, which offers access to all titles.[4][5][6] In 2012, they began offering publishers the additional option to offer apps on the Kindle Fire through the Amazon Appstore.

In 2012, Exact Editions launched its first complete digital archive for Gramophone magazine, offering subscribers access to 90 years' worth of back issues (1,000 issues in total). Since then, Dazed & Confused's 20-year archive and The Wire's 30-year archive have also been released.[7]

Titles span a variety of subjects (news, music, technology, sport) and varying frequencies of publication (weekly, monthly, quarterly).

References

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  1. ^ Brook, Stephen (12 February 2007). "On track for a publishing revolution". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  2. ^ Neilan, Catherine (22 March 2010). "Osprey launches "freemium" app". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
  3. ^ Thomas, Kim (5 November 2008). "Shibboleth signs up Exact Editions". Information World Review. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  4. ^ Yantézia, P. (2 October 2009). "Exactly is like a newsstand in the palm of your hand. A journalist dream!". Appshouter. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
  5. ^ Rothman, David (26 May 2009). "Books, mags and newspapers in original layouts on your iPhone: Exact Editions app—with 'pageflow' view". Teleread. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  6. ^ Andrews, Robert (29 March 2010). "Spectator's iPad Mag Will Have Monthly 'Pay Membrane'". paidContentUK. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
  7. ^ Reid, Alastair (11 June 2013). "The Wire launches digital archive of all 350 issues". Journalism.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-11-22.