Clarity on Single Edition vs. Professional Edition

Hi Guys,
I am just trying to make the decision on whether I need the professional edition or whether it’s not worth it. I was hoping some of the regulars here might be able to answer a few questions;
What happens if you buy 10,000 folios and you sell 10,001… does it automatically top up, do you get billed later, or is that extra person blocked from downloading the app until you buy more folios?
What happens with your unused folios – do they simply become available to the next product you release? What happens if you cancel your subscription, or never sell more than 10,000? Are they refunded?
If you have the Professional Edition, can you choose to still release apps as a single edition (as in free of the folio download costs) when required?
Is there any way you can release an App through the single edition service, whereby it has an expiry date. For example, if the user downloads the app and in three months you want to make it so they can’t open the app again (they have to buy a new issue, for example) can you do that?
I currently have a Creative Cloud membership, which comes with the Single Edition DPS. If I roll over into the Professional Edition, does it replace my existing package? So I have Creative Cloud plus the PE features?
Many thanks
Chris

I'll answer the ones I know for sure off the top of my head.
2. Unused folios are available for any issues and publications you produce under your professional edition account. You can have multiple titles available, for example, and they all share the same bundle of folio downloads. If you cancel your subscription they are gone and are not refunded.
3. Yes.
4. No.
5. They are separate. Professional Edition *only* gives you DPS publication capabilities. You still need to maintain your Creative Cloud subscription if you want access to Adobe software like InDesign, Photoshop, etc.
Neil

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Thanks Neil
I sent an email yesterday and am awaiting a reply. Here is my email for reference.
Matt
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Hello,
I am considering downgrading my app from Professional Edition to Single Edition with the CC. I have some questions I cannot find on the FAQ.
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If you are a traditional magazine or periodical publisher. Chances are the the $4800 over a year is a drop in the bucket compared to traditional press costs (even factoring in the folio download fee). However, where I was getting the most intereset with DPS was from non-traditional publishers who were looking to essentially create their own newsstand or library. Lot of non-profits, associations and schools which have lower print runs and liked their content being able to live in an app. I have a feeling that in another year they will be looking for another option and I will be the one with egg on my face assuming no changes from Adobe. We charged a platform fee as well but it wasn't close to $4800 per App so for some it will be tough to swallow. Plus I'll have to go back to other companies who have had an interest and let them know of the news.
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I can only create applications with a single .folio?, Yes, Built in Single Folio only.
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Hello everyone,
I have been trying to get information about some specific questions without luck.
This is the scenario:
We need to develop a newsletter for a company using the Apple Enterprise membership. First wave will be iOS devices only. Second wave will include Android devices. The newsletter will have around 4 issues per year.
1) Using montlhy membership, are the folio downloads accumulative? Newsletter1, Newsletter2 will give us 500 downloads for the first year? And after that, purchasing the 10,000 will distribute the downloads between all of the folios we have published? The number of available downloads are assigned to the user profile instead of individual apps?
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5) If we create the first wave using the Creative Cloud service, and later we get the Professional Edition, can we "transfer" folio information from the CC to the new Service?
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877-792-3623 as published on the professional's edition page (they say only can help with Enterpise) and sent me to 1800-443-8158 (Volume Licensing) which didn't know the answers.
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1. No additional cost to Adobe. You still need an Apple Developer account for $99/year.
2. Correct
3. Correct.
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Building/publishing a Single App with a Professional Edition account, makes it possible to update this Single App from time to time?
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"if you enable the Apple Push notification service (APn) for your viewer app using the Adobe service, you can indicate to your customers when a new or updated folio is available. in non-newsstand apps, the app icon displays a red badge that indicates the number of new or updated issues. "
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