Bonnier News - Islands

New Magazines for the iPad on the Mag+ Platform

Popular Photography, Sound & Vision, Islands and TransWorld SKATEboarding will join Popular Science with Mag+ versions available beginning this summer.

Capitalizing on the iPad's tech-savvy early adopters, Bonnier Corporation has announced that the next two magazines to launch on the Mag+ platform in the U.S. will be Popular Photography, with its July issue, and Sound + Vision, with its June/July/August issue. Then, with the September issues, Mag+ will come to TransWorld SKATEboarding and Islands. Additional titles are expected to launch this fall.

App Explosion

The latest issue of Islands introduces new apps.

First came Islands Pictures App for the iPhone and iPad. Now, the June 2010 issue of Islands promotes the app on the cover and includes three scannable tags inside that unlock three more special apps.

The Birth and Life of an App

ISLANDS magazine recently released a new pictures app for the iPhone. Bonnier.com has posed five questions about the app to Chris Tauber, managing editor of ISLANDS.

When did you first start planning the app and when was it launched?

Bonnier Corporation Sweeps the 2009 Florida Magazine Awards with 24 Wins

Islands magazine wins in the major categories of Best Overall Magazine, Best Written Magazine and Best Overall Design.

The U.S. Bonnier Corporation won 24 awards at the 2009 Florida Magazine Awards, breaking the previous record of most awards won by a single company.  The awards were held on Friday, August 7 in Orlando, Florida.

Islands magazine swept the most coveted golds for Best Overall Magazine, Best Written Magazine and Best Overall Design.  They won a total of seven awards.