- The Economist on iPad (Middle East & Africa)
- iTunes
- Free
- iPad Only
- The Economist
Description
The app is free to download and includes free access to the Editor's picks – a weekly selection of articles from each week's edition of The Economist.
Digital and print subscribers to The Economist receive unrestricted access to each week’s full print edition on iPad and iPhone.
NOW ON NEWSSTAND
The latest version of the app will appear in your Newsstand folder instead of an icon on the
home screen.
Auto-download of new issue coming soon (watch this space for update).
FEATURES
•Each week’s issue available from 9pm London time on Thursday
•Download each issue to your
device to read without an internet connection
•Switch easily between reading and listening with The Economist in
audio
•Store and access back issues
•Purchase single issues using In App Purchase
•Subscribe from
within the app and register your details with us for full access to The Economist on iPhone and iPad and The Economist
online
SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS
•Subscribe quarterly (12 issues) for USD $44.99 or annually (51 issues) for USD $179.99 or
buy a single issue for USD $9.99. If available you will be charged in your local currency at the prevailing exchange
rate as defined by iTunes.
•Payment will be charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase
•No
cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period
•Subscriptions automatically
renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period
•Account will be
charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the price of the original subscription
•You can manage auto-renew of your subscription in your iTunes account settings, where it can be turned off if you
wish
•Full terms of use can be found at http://www.economist.com/legal/terms-of-use
ABOUT THE ECONOMIST
The Economist is a weekly international news and business publication, offering clear
reporting, commentary and analysis on world current affairs, business, finance, science and technology, culture,
society, media and the arts.
ALSO AVAILABLE ON iPhone
The Economist is also available on iPhone, simply search in the App Store for “The
Economist on iPhone”.
What's New
Version 2.7 (May 20, 2013)
Dear reader,
This update will, for readers on iOS6 and above, ensure your reading position in the edition is maintained if you navigate away from the application. It also improves the performance and stability of the app. For any assistance please use the in-app help.
Thank you for reading The Economist.
- The Digital editions team
Version 2.5 (Mar 18, 2013)
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
Version 2.4.2 (Feb 4, 2013)
Bug fixes
Version 2.4.1 (Dec 18, 2012)
Wide range of improvements to authentication, downloading of new issues, UI updates and improved error messaging and a large number of bug fixes
Version 2.3.1 (Sep 10, 2012)
Critical bug fixes
Version 2.3 (Aug 9, 2012)
Critical subcriber access fix
Version 2.2.2 (Jul 24, 2012)
Critical update
This app update addresses some of the issues that are preventing subscribers from
accessing all of our content. We will continue to work on a further fix which will be made available shortly. In the
meantime, you should get full access if you log out and log back in again, and if you do not already have an Economist
account please create one (settings > log in) and this should correct the problem.
Please accept our sincere
apology for the inconvenience.
Version 2.2.1 (Mar 26, 2012)
Now in Newsstand (iOS 5 users only)
•The latest version of the app will appear in your Newsstand folder
instead of an icon on the home screen
•Receive text notifications when the new issue is available
•Bug
fixes
•Auto-download of new issue coming soon
Version 2.0.6 (Nov 16, 2011)
Dear Reader,
This version of the Economist App now includes the following updates:
1) Back issues - all back issues now available in the library
2) Facebook sharing - users can now change their
Facebook account details or log out
3) Audio playback - the audio edition now continues to play after the iPad has
gone into sleep mode or if the user navigates away from the app
4) Several additional refinements have also been
made to various screens and menus
- The Digital Editions team
Version 2.0.4 (Oct 14, 2011)
Dear Reader,
This is an interim iOS 5 compatibly app update. If you have updated to iOS 5 this is a
necessary update to allow you to continue enjoying The Economist. However, you may encounter some temporary functional
issues that we are still working on. A more complete compatibility update will be coming shortly and we thank you for
your patience.
Temporary iOS 5 issues:
Along with some cosmetic irregularities, Twitter-sharing has been disabled.
- The Digital Editions team
Version 2.0.2 (Oct 4, 2011)
Dear Reader,
This latest app update now allows for our print subscribers to more easily activate their digital subscription from within the app.
- The Digital Editions team
Version 2.0.1 (Sep 29, 2011)
This is an all new version of The Economist app and we are phasing out the current app. In addition to some
essential bug fixes and stability improvements, this new app now allows for subscriptions to be purchased via iTunes.
Please note that all future app updates will be made to this new version of the app. We advise that you delete the old
version from your device.
The Digital Editions team.






