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Today we are delighted to announce the global launch of The Economist Espresso, a new morning briefing from the editors of The Economist. Delivered to your smartphone or inbox before breakfast, it tells you what’s on the global agenda in the coming day, what to look out for in business, finance and politics and, most important, what to make of it.
Published each weekday morning in three editions for the Americas, Europe and Asia, Espresso brings you up to speed in just a couple of minutes at the start of your day. Displaying The Economist’s characteristic brevity, clarity and wit, it provides a concentrated, stimulating shot of global analysis that can be consumed quickly as part of your morning routine. Like the weekly, it is designed to be “finishable”—gathering up what you need to know into a compact package, with no need to click on links to get the full picture. Read it, and you’re ready for the day.
Espresso can be accessed either via an iPhone or Android smartphone app (search for “Economist Espresso” on the App Store or Google Play). We are offering non-subscribers a one-month free trial via the apps, after which full access will cost £2.49/$3.99 a month. If you are already a digital subscriber to The Economist, then full access to Espresso is now included with your subscription. Simply log in to the app using your registered e-mail address and password for Economist.com or, for delivery direct to your inbox, opt in to receive Espresso via e-mail, starting next week. For more information about accessing your digital subscription benefits visit economist.com/digital
We have put a lot of effort into developing this new complement to the weekly edition. The first daily edition in The Economist’s 171-year history, it does what we have always done, distilling what’s important from the news and telling you what it means, but on a daily rather than a weekly basis. We hope you will enjoy it.
—The Editors
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I was hopeful that there would be an audio version. My minutes in the morning are precious few and I'd love to be able to listen while walking the dog.
I am a non-subscriber but there is no free trial. I can read just one article per day...
this would be a great idea if your APP WORKED! What is the problem with the app, it continuously crashes.
Christmas has come early!
no Windows Phone
Aha - the real reason for chopping at daily blogs.
Can I opt for a regular expresso instead?
I never imbibe electrons before noon.
Great Idea, I loved Yahoo's News Digest but the quality of analysis is far short of the Economist's. Glad you guys launched this.
But I'm a cappuccino drinker - Then again, I don't want news that's got too much froth in it!
I think that's the Huffington Post.
Looking forward to it!
The Android app requires a very good internet connection, and doesn't appear to be able to update in the background. I can drink my morning coffee in less time than it takes this app to open and refresh its content.
Interesting to think that you can compete with the incredible Morning and Closing offerings by FT Alphaville.
Umm...that's kinda the point of Capitalism, no? Competition? If you think you can do it better, prove it. The alternative is we all have to wait in lines at Apple stores every time they change an adapter.
Umm...when are y'all going to come out w/ an app for Windows phone? Oh, wait, I don't need one because my Surface kicks iPad butt. (I likely won't read it anyway, probably playing Skyrim.)
Yeah pretty bummed about no Windows phone app. The Economist app for my Surface is simply astonishing though, great stuff. Hopefully TE gets a WP8 app soon.
Not going to happen, in the short term, anyway:
https://twitter.com/Shibakoen/status/530458994570452993
Tom Standage @tomstandage 3h3 hours ago
@Ananyo @Shibakoen We're not, unless their market share makes a sudden leap. We have to decide which platforms it makes sense to support
Tom Standage, you're breaking my heart. It makes sense that The Economist would be focused on something as trivial as market shares, however. I'll just spend my first hour in the office reading TE like I normally do, I suppose.
Espressamente eccellente!
Am tempted to go for the double shot of app and e-mail...