La Presse readies tablet edition
By Adnews Staff
Montreal newspaper La Presse will launch a new digital edition aimed at tablet users on April 18. The property, called La Presse+, will offer daily news from the paper free of charge. "Over the past three years, $40 million has been invested in the development of La Presse+ and more than 100 people have been working full-time on its design," said Guy Crevier, president and publisher of La Presse. "The objective was to create a new medium by fully leveraging the potential of digital tablet computing, while at the same time improving upon the quality and depth that define La Presse. To achieve this, we have combined the best of print, the web and video to offer our readers an intuitive, interactive, lean-back experience that highlights and expands upon the news as never before."