Amazon is now not promoting journal and newspaper subscriptions by way of Kindle Newsstand and can cease delivering present Kindle Newsstand subscriptions in September, in response to an announcement from final week. Kindle Newsstand let folks learn Kindle-specific variations of publications proper on their gadget, and the change will doubtless come as a disappointment for individuals who had been used to getting their subscriptions that manner.
However Amazon isn’t simply stopping subscriptions on Kindle Newsstand; the corporate has additionally halted gross sales of print magazines and newspaper subscriptions. Right here’s the timeline for a way issues will probably be phased out:
Amazon shared extra details about the shutdown in an e-mail to publishers obtained by Good e-Reader. “As a part of our annual working planning evaluate course of, we all the time have a look at every of our companies and what we consider we should always change,” Amazon wrote. “Following an evaluation of our journal and newspaper subscription choices through Newsstand, we’ve got determined to discontinue the person subscription applications for each print and Kindle, together with Kindle single points.”