The highly anticipated launch of Apple's new iOS 5 is now here and with the new functionality comes new features--including one that publishers may find particularly valuable.

The new platform integrates with an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad a Newsstand feature on a user's home screen. There, a new folder lets readers access magazines and newspapers quickly and when new issues become available, the Newsstand automatically updates users that it is accessible.

"It's kind of like having the paper delivered to your front door. Only better," the company's Web site says.

Within Apple's App Store there is also a Newsstand section for purchasing single copies and subscriptions-when a user buys an edition to a title, the home screen's Newsstand updates automatically with the new content.

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