Apple said its Apple News+ (Plus) subscription will include access to 300 magazines, including The New Yorker, National Geographic and InStyle. The subscription will cost $9.99 a month and is available beginning today in the United States and Canada. Apple said about five billion articles are read monthly on Apple News. Apple’s 50 percent cut is higher than the 30 percent it usually takes from apps and subscriptions sold through its App Store. Publishers are also concerned that Apple will maintain access to important consumer data such as credit cards and email addresses as part of the deal.

Source: New York Times March 25, 2019 17:37 UTC