iPad Readers Guaranteed First Access to Some Hearst Magazines

iPad owners are now getting more than just bells and whistles tacked on to some of their favorite magazines -- they're also getting issues of those magazines first.

As first uncovered by The Loop, Apple has set up a new category in its Newsstand store featuring 20 titles -- all owned by Hearst -- which will be released before they appear in print "or any other digital edition." Subscribers and single-issue purchasers will be able to access new releases at the same time.

Exactly how much of a lead iPad readers will have will vary by magazine, but most will be within "a couple of days" of the print release, a spokesperson for Hearst told Mashable.

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