- Convenient, secure way to buy and pay for newspapers, magazines and books
- Content can be read anytime on PCs, tablet PCs and smart phones
- Open service, independent of publishers
Numerous studies predict a bright future for electronic books, magazines and newspapers. At the same time, the mobile terminal equipment segment is experiencing exponential growth. In light of this, Deutsche Telekom has joined forces with many publishers to develop a platform that gives publishers profitable marketing opportunities for their digital content. At PagePlace, the new online kiosk, it will now be possible to purchase and pay for digital newspapers, magazines and books on a PC, tablet PC or smart phone and read them at any time on a range of different devices. PagePlace is intended to complement traditional media usage. Deutsche Telekom sees its role to support publishers in the development of new business models for marketing their content while providing a powerful e-publishing platform and payment services. Deutsche Telekom will be making the new offer available to its existing customer base, which consists of 24.7 million fixed-network customers and 34.7 million mobile communications customers in Germany. These new business models will offer the potential for interesting bundles comprising of terminals, rates and possible content in the future. "PagePlace brings the traditional newsstand into the digital age," says Edward Kozel, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Deutsche Telekom. "It gives publishers a great opportunity to reach new target groups. We are providing a mature, manufacturer-independent and publisher-independent platform, without involving ourselves in our partners' customer relationships. We firmly believe that attractive, cooperative services like this are the best response to the challenges facing traditional media". PagePlace: one stop shop for all digital content PagePlace gives consumers more choice, greater convenience, and a so far unparalleled reading experience. Until now, anyone who wanted to access digital content had to laboriously look up all the different web sites or find apps for the magazines and publishers individually. Not anymore! PagePlace will be the central publisher-independent starting point for mobile users who wish to acquire and read digital content anytime, anywhere. All content that customers have purchased appears on their personal bookshelf so they can take their growing online library with them wherever they go. Text highlights and bookmarked pages are synchronized automatically between all terminal equipment devices. A pre-release of PagePlace launches today with a Web Shop and Desktop Client for Windows as well as an app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. It will be updated to include the option for In-App-Purchases within 90 days. To visit the PagePlace store, go to www.pageplace.de. The App PagePlace is available for free from the App-Store on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad or at www.itunes.com/appstore. Large range of payment options Customers can pay for digital content in a variety of ways: via their Deutsche Telekom bill, through online payment services ClickandBuy or PayPal, or by credit card. Visitors to CeBIT 2011 will be able to try out and experience the new service live at the Deutsche Telekom AG stand. You will find us in hall 4, stand 26. Experience our products and services live at CeBIT from March 1 - 5 at the Deutsche Telekom stand in hall 4, stand D26. Deutsche Telekom's entire presence at the trade fair is carbon-neutral: All CO2 emissions generated in setting up and operating the stand are offset fully by carbon-reduction projects abroad. Further information is available at www.telekom.com/media/cebit.
About Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom is one of the world’s leading integrated telecommunications companies with around 129 million mobile customers, approximately 36 million fixed-network lines and more than 16 million broadband lines (as of December 31, 2010). The Group provides products and services for the fixed network, mobile communications, the Internet and IPTV for consumers, and ICT solutions for business customers and corporate customers. Deutsche Telekom is present in over 50 countries and has around 247,000 employees worldwide. The Group generated revenues of EUR 62.4 billion in the 2010 financial year – more than half of it outside Germany (as of December 31, 2010).