iPad Magazine Sales Plummet: Poor Customer Perception + High Issue Price = Poor Sales

I took a look at iTunes App Store average customer ratings for 13 iPad e-magazines back August and found that:

e-Magazines for iPad Have Miserable Average Rating of 2.27

That is 2.27 out of a possible 5-star rating. The highest rated magazine at that time was Popular Mechanics with a 3.5-star rating. It cost $1.99 at the time. While the initial app purchase is still $1.99, in-app purchases of subsequent issues appears to be double that at $3.99.

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