Converting old newsstand app to Single Edition

We set up a Newsstand Subscription-based app last year and published one of the issues. Then it was decided not to carry on investing in our Professional account of Adobe Digital Publishing Suite. We were able to encourage subscribers onto another app built by a 3rd party magazine app producer so they could have their remaining issues. The problem we have is that people who bought the first issue in our Adobe DPS-built app now won't be able to use it if they have upgraded to iOS8 because it was built in v26 and simply won't open. I am unable to change the app to a new version because I no longer have a Professional account. I was hoping that I would be able to convert the app from a newsstand-based app into a single edition app, for sale in the app store and resubmit the binary in v32. From the thread above is sounds like I won't be able to do this. Is there another solution to this problem?

(Branched from a much older thread)
You can't move an app from newsstand to non-newsstand, Apple doesn't allow it. You would need to create a new application as a single edition, submit it to Apple, and it would live stand-alone, separate from your old Newsstand app.
Neil

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I've created a free, Professional Single Edtion app for my client. It's already been published on iTunes. They are now expressing interest in converting it into a free subscription app. Can I make these modifications and update the app w/Apple or do I need to remove the existing singel edition from the store and submit and brand new app? I'm trying to figure out a way of doing this without confusing existing customers. Thanks!
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You don't need to remove the single-folio app first. In iTunes Connect, you'll add a new version. In DPS App Builder, you'll need to create a new app rather than editing the existing one.
When you create a free subscription app, you'll need to use the iOS Provisioning Portal to configure your App ID to enable push notifications, create push certificates, and re-build your mobileprovision files (because you edited the App ID). You'll also need to use iTunes Connect to create a free subscription in-app purchase with a Product ID that you'll specify in DPS App Builder, enable Newsstand, and submit a new version. See the publishing companion guide for details.

Updating an existing DPS app via single edition

Okay, so I already have an app live on the app store which I published a few months ago using the DPS Single Edition platform.
I would now like to update/upgrade this app on the apple store with a new folio.
Just recently, I upgraded to a new iMac and made sure to copy all material on my hard drive which included all the certificates, so that I can use them again for an update.
I found a great tutorial Digital Publishing Suite Help | Publishing folios to the Distribution Service to update my app but have come across an issue.
The problem I am facing now is that when I log on to the DPS App Builder platform and try and edit the current app I get this error message....
If you can't see the error message clearly it says....
Missing folio
The folio included in this application is missing.The app was
initially created on another computer machine, the folio file has been
moved or the App Builder application storage was deleted
I don't understand what this actually means as I have copied all files from my old computer with reference to the first app on to my new one......
Can someone help me out here please. How do I fix this problem?
Thanks
Myles

Thanks for your reply Neil.
Okay, so I created a new app via the DPS App Builder, filled in all the app details plus the mobile provision files.
Inserted the dev p12 certificate plus passwords and tested the app on my iPad with great success.
The problem I am having now is downloading the distribution app.
When I click Distribution App in the Downloads column of my new app, select my p12 distribution certificate and proceed to enter the password, a red square is seen around the Distribution P12 Certificate box.
I have used the same certificates as last time as instructed.
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Genereate an android app with single edition ?

Hello to all
How to Build an Android application with DPS Single Edition?
I saw "Aquafadas solution" have the advantage of being able to generate Apps for any support, which makes sense!
But then, I'm trained, perfected for months on the DPS, but it is not simple for me to trainning Aquafadas again : - \, especially since I do not find it necessarily intuitive ... it is my opinion Personal.
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A solution proposal?
PS. Sorry for my english

You can’t. DPS SE is iPad only.

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Hello Adobe,
For my native ios and android apps i do use this web tool - http://www.distimo.com/conversion-tracking
Adding a small sdk inside my app helps me to track app installs per different channels.
My both newsstand apps build with dps are paid, so there is a special need to track the conversion. For now the only thing i have - is omniture statistics upon this products. The question is - do the omniture support this kind of tracking, and if not, is it possible to insert an 3rd parties SDK into my newsstand? And if it is possible, what should be my next steps.
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DPS does not support integration with 3rd party SDK's. If the solution has a JavaScript API, there maybe a way to implement this. Take a look at this Devnet article which may be helpful:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/digitalpublishingsuite/articles/measure-app-promotion-success- by-campaign-id.html

Updating app with Single Edition/Creative Cloud.

From my understanding, with the Creative Cloud version of the Digital Publishing Suite, you can do FREE updates, but you cannot have more than 1 magizine/issue? Is this correct? My plan would be to do updates every quarter of the year with new information, but I know I cannot afford the $499 month (we are a non-profit).
I'm completely ok with the old not being avaliable and being replaced with the new book.

You can not produce an app with multiple issues using CC DPS.
You can produce with it as many selfcontained single apps as you wish.
And you can update your apps already in iTunes Store with new binaries created in CC DPS.
If you replace one app with a new one chances are Apple will not object publishing a quarterly mag this way...

Updating App For Single Edition

My app in the App Store but I need to make a few changes. Since I am a single editon creative cloud subscriber, it seems as if I can't update the app that is already in the App Store. Is this true? I have to create a new app and submit it to Apple again?
If so, how do I delete my old app from the App Store?
Thanks

Yes, you need to recreate the app and submit it to Apple as an update.

Can I create a newsstand app in Indesign with the single edition of the Publishing suite?

Can I creat a newsstand app in Indesign with the single edition or do I need the Professional? If I can't what is it about the Professional or enterprize plan that give the capability to publish a app using the Newsstand format?

You need professional or enterprise. You can only produce single issue, non-newsstand, applications with Single Edition.
Neil

Single Edition DPS adding articles, FEES?

If I publish a folio with my single edition through the cloud that has 5 articles, can I add 4 more articles to that same folio at a later date? And then add 2 more articles at another date? And if I can, do I just delete that folio and upload the new one? What would the workflow be to do this? and MOST IMPORTANT, what if any fees/costs are involved in doing this.
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You cannot add articles once your app is approved by Apple but yes can add articles even after publishing folio.There is no need to delete folio and can use same folio.
The workflow of DPS Single edition is different from other editions thus there is difference in publishing process. You can only publish as private and then you will have to export the Zip file from Folio producer which you already did as you wrote. Now that same zip has to be imported in Viewer Builder while building your custom viewer.
You need first use your Serial key to activate the build, then you can download the developer.ipa to test it on your iPad, remember that your Mobile provisioning file should have your iPad’s UDID added to make it work on your iPad. You can only use the serial key one, you would not be able to reset or make changes after you have used the key, thus for basic testing, use Adobe content viewer and use the serial key only on finalized content.
With Single Edition, you do not pay download fees. Download fees apply only to multi-issue apps created by Pro and Enterprise customers. Since the content is embedded inside the App, and Adobe does not host your folio or content. DPS Single Edition is 395$. That all you need to pay. You can also purchase CCM subscription in which you can build unlimited single issue apps.
Single Edition overview: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/digitalpubsuite/using/WS67cb9e293e2f1f6032817afa1337a03d59b-7f ff.html

Single Edition - Social Sharing

Can you post articles from a single edition as images on Pinterest?

No, the Social Sharing feature is for Professional/Enterprise apps, not Single Edition.

Multiple languages in Single Edition DPS

Hi,
We have just finished a single-folio application for a client in English and are about to publish it to the App Store. But our client has requested that we add 5 languages for the second version of the application, to be published in a month or two.
We've tried looking around for the best way to do this using Single Edition DPS but have not been able to find any documentation about how to do it. We know it's possible to do it using multi-folio applications, but our client doesn't want to publish a multi-folio app.
Has anybody here tried publishing a multi-language app using Single Edition? Any tips or links to documentation about it?
Thank you in advance for any help on this!
Diana

This is not possible with DPS Single Edition, you will have to either create separate apps for each language or you will have to include all languages in one app however that will make your app very large and also will create confusion in navigating. The best option for you would be to create separate apps for each language and publish them regionally.

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We have an multi-issue app with iTunes subscriptions (retail) in the Newsstand. We are currently publishing monthly editions inside our app.
Recently we also published a retail Special Issue using this multi-issue subscription app so that current subscribers would see this new Special Issue inside the viewer. This we like.
We would now like to publish this same Special Issue as a single-edition app so that new and future users would "see" this inside the App Store.
Can users download these two identical apps, meaning can they purchase this twice? Is there a way to prevent this "double purchase" thru DPS or App Builder or thru iTunes Connect?
Tom

As I understand it, each app is wholly independent with respect to entitlement. That is, you can't use a purchase in one app to determine entitlement inside another. Even so, you're talking about two different kinds of iTunes purchase: in-app versus app.

Converting a single edition into Multiple edition

I have created a single edition ipad app (Game Drive - A Safari Guide), which is selling well. But now I want to create an iphone app multiple edition app. I submitted the iphone app, but Apple rejected it as they say that it is not compatible with ipad. So to be able to have an iphone app, I have to have an ipad version of the same app. My problem is that it is the same app, i.e. if I have a multiple edition app called Game Drive, it will be the same as the single edition app that I already have on the app store.
My questions are: 1. What is the tendancy - do people buy multiple edition apps more, or single editions? i.e. will I loose out if I convert to a multiple edition app on my ipad?
2. If I keep the single edition of the app on the app store for the ipad, will people get confused because there are two apps with the same name? Has anybody done that before?
3. Is it worthwhile putting it on newsstand?
My existing app is selling quite well, and don't want to mess with something that works. But to be able to create an iphone app, I have to have a multiple ipad app of the same thing.
Can someone give some advice please?

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Single Edition Apps

Apologies for a newbie kind of question, but I'm wanting to know about publishing a single use app via our Adobe CC subscription.
The idea is a learning exercise to design + publish an app that I'd want to update fairly regularly - its tied to sports stats and infographics with interactivity, which I'd want to update through the season (at times every 1-2 weeks), but it could be 14 or so times in a year. Is this practical?
I would favour each update submitted to have fairly substantial additions each time as I want to give anyone who downloads it extra, new stuff each time… but do Apple get frustrated or tetchy about constant and/small updates to single edition apps? Do they critique stuff?
The app would be FREE.
Also, if an update is accepted, do people who have downloaded a previous version get notified, or would I have to do this via Twitter or similar.
Thanks.
Craig

Thanks for the replies, Neil and Bob
I though this might be the case - I understand their reasons. Its almost like there needs to be an inbetween license for small publishers maybe, for non-commercial apps. Clearly what I want to do is beyond the single edition license, but the cost of the other license types is simply beyond me.
However, I think I can still tackle it. What I have developing does have plenty of interactive content for users (certainly cpompared to some stuff I have seeen), but I may just have to prepare it all as more of a season's 'retrospective analysis', then submit it to Apple to avoid constant updates.
Above all, its a process of learning DPS - that's the main thing. Its really just starting to make its presence felt here in New Zealand, so its a pretty exciting product… especially for an old print dog liek me who needs some new tricks!
Cheers guys.
Craig

Update an Single edition app with different (pro) account

Hello,
I have question regarding updating SE apps.
1. From what I understand you can still create single edition apps for ipads after May 1st with a pro account, correct?
2. If I create an app now, with my CC account, can I later, after May 1st, create a professional account under a different name (company name, not mine) and update my old app? (assuming that my apple account and certificates stays the same)
Thank you
Alex

1. Yes.
2. Yes.
Neil

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