'The Loop' Launches New Magazine for iOS

$1.99 a month for 'yep' and 'nope', I don't think so.

' Yep '

:)

$1.99 a month for 'yep' and 'nope', I don't think so.

Love how you dismiss it without even checking it out. It's all exclusive curated articles by writers in a similar manner as Marco's The Magazine.

Get your head out of your ass before making stupid comments.

It wasn't until I saw the format that Marco Arment used in The Magazine that I realized what I really wanted for The Loop -- a design and reading experience that matched what I had on the Web site.

Aha. I think I see what Marco is doing here. Instead of trying to sell apps (e.g. Instapaper) to end-users, he's created a publishing platform. A platform that other editors in chief can use to create their own magazines. And Marco is presumably taking a cut of the subscription fees. Steady revenue stream from multiple publications. Or something like that. Good for you, Marco.

Update: Nope. Marco's "The Magazine" is built on his own code. "The Loop" magazine uses TypeEngine.
(See gibbz' post below.)

An easy to read magazine that focused on original content, not on selling ads.

$2/month for an ad-free reading experience? Absolutely worth it, with one qualification. It's worth it if, and only if, you're into the magazine's content. But the something-for-everybody approach is too hit and miss for me. Kind of like Jim's web site. He link-blogs terse comments about all kinds of amusing YouTube videos, guitar players, Heineken, etc. that I don't care about.

$2/month for great writing, ad-free, but on topics I may or may not want to read about?
I think one magazine like that is enough: The Magazine. I already subscribe to that.

If, on the other hand, the Loop magazine were more focused on tech, including Apple and all of its wannabe competitors, then I'd pay more attention. Especially if it had exclusive articles by the likes of Horace Dediu, John Gruber, Paul Thurrott, Eric Raymond, Richard Stallman, and other experts (yes, even if they're biased toward one platform or another.)

And the pièce de résistance: a point-counterpoint between the experts on specific topics. Just to show how intelligent people discuss things and agree to disagree. A refresher course, if you will.

Where's the Android version?

This probably isn't the best place to ask.

Where's the Android version?

Hmmm it seems as though it could be very much centered around Apple with some tidbits that would be of interest to non-Apple using folks. I wonder if we'll see the android version.

OTOH, I have zero interest in this.

No kidding.

Oh please. I have zero interest in this as Dalrymple is pretty much the biggest Apple fan ever (far worse than Gruber and Arment who at least acknowledge that Apple isn't perfect). However, his extreme loyalty to Apple means he is very well connected, and those "Nope" and "Yep" posts are reserved for straight-from-Apple information (so they should be considered extremely valuable for a rumors community, and especially far more valuable than typical analyst posts). The rest of his blog does basically sing Apple's praises (and using, believe it or not, more words), and thus is pretty worthless in my opinion. Which is why I have more interest in Arment's magazine than Dalrymple's.

with Flipboard Magazines paying for monthly issues is just dumb

I understand he's a well connected guy but you'll never catch me giving a pompous turd $2 per month.

Nope.

This isn't the case. Marco created the Magazine's structure from scratch. The platform used by The Loop is from TypeEngine - and Marco has commented on their very familiar design here (http://www.marco.org/2013/03/02/type-engine).

Wow. Sure fooled me. Thanks for the link!