Globe customises app, e-paper with PageSuite

May 12, 2016 at 03:03 am by Staff


PageSuite has worked with the Boston Globe to develop a new e-paper and app for the publisher, owned by Red Sox owner John Henry.

Custom e-paper features include 'article pop-ups' to enhance the browsing experience when viewed on desktop, mobile or tablet, with readers able to download editions for offline reading, view archived editions, jump to specific sections and view supplements.

The new app was developed using PageSuite's Infinity app CMS and uses additional functionality to further enrich their readers' digital experience. It features the latest PDF replica of the daily newspaper as well as an archive and supplementary publications including Globe and Parade magazines.

The pop-ups allow the user to alter the size of the article text and enable the article to be shared directly to various social platforms. Both these and ups and PDF pages can be downloaded and read offline.

iOS users are also able to print articles using Apple's AirPrint technology, including full quality photos and stories straight from the app.

Globe director of IT support, production and newsroom technology Udo Nelson says the result is improved stability, time of availability, and consistency across ePaper platforms: "The PageSuite publication process is quite tolerant of the variables inherent to the print production process. When changes are necessary, those changes can be made quickly and effortlessly without jeopardizing the edition."


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