Stuff moves eEditions for 10 of its newspapers to PageSuite

Readers of some of New Zealand’s best-known titles now have a faster, simpler way to read the paper online.

Stuff, one of New Zealand’s largest media groups, has moved the eEditions of ten of its newspapers to PageSuite’s eEdition platform, giving readers a refreshed experience on every device. The titles are The Press, The Post, Waikato Times, Manawatu Standard, Nelson Mail, Taranaki Daily News, The Southland Times, the Sunday Star-Times, The Timaru Herald and Wairarapa Times-Age.

Stuff chose PageSuite to make it easier for readers to get to the newspaper online. Subscribers can sign in with their existing Stuff login through the menu on each title’s website.

The switch is part of Stuff’s wider subscription offer. Print subscribers get the website and the eEdition at no extra cost, and there’s also a digital bundle of website plus eEdition. Because PageSuite’s platform works with the Stuff login readers already have, subscribers can go from the website to the eEdition without signing in again.

PageSuite’s eEdition gives readers the familiar look and feel of the printed paper, built for how they read today. Readers now get:

• A consistent experience on every device: the same eEdition design on desktop, mobile and tablet, in the browser.
• Fast, simple navigation: quick page loads, easy movement through sections and supplements, and immersive reading.
• Tools that make reading easier: text-size controls, text-to-speech and accessibility features.
• More than the printed page: searchable editions, past editions to look back on, articles to share, and more.

For Stuff and other publishers, PageSuite’s platform automatically turns print PDFs or CMS content into finished editions. One platform can run several edition strategies, including print-replica editions, digital-only editions built from web content, and editions inside the publisher’s own news app through the PageSuite SDK.

We’re looking forward to continuing to work closely with the team at Stuff as they evolve their digital strategy.