30DC, Inc. announced the official launch of MagCast, a digital magazine publishing platform which recently completed a highly successful test launch during which 93% of test subscribers gave permission for Apple Newsstand to share user data with 30 DC, Inc. MagCast is now available to the public under a one-year license for a single payment of $1,997 or three payments of $897. Included in this price is MagCast's turnkey template designer, publishing tool, and WYSIWIG editor, along with a full MagCast educational course on everything necessary to launch a successful magazine, including selecting a magazine niche, creating quality content, and how to deliver a magazine app on Apple's Newsstand. Buyers also receive a complimentary three-month subscription to 30 DC's Internet marketing program, Immediate Edge. This program, normally priced at $97 per month, is created to help publishers learn techniques for marketing their magazines. The MagCast publishing platform brings niche digital magazine publishing to the public at an affordable price. MagCast makes it possible for anyone to publish on Newsstand, providing rich, engaging and branded content that can be accessed with just a swipe of the fingertips. Newsstand is a standard feature on all Apple products that run iOS 5 or above, and is a mobile digital publishing and reading device. Apple's Senior Vice President, Scott Forstall, announced at the Worldwide Developers Conference on June 12, 2012 that Apple has sold 365 million iOS devices to date, 80% of which run iOS 5. This means that Newsstand's reach is at a staggering high and is consistently growing. Currently, Apple has approximately 3,000 titles on Newsstand, but these are generally limited to household names, such as Vogue, GQ, and Cosmopolitan. Until this time, large conglomerates and existing big name publishers have dominated Newsstand, mainly due to the fact that the cost to develop and maintain a monthly magazine was beyond the budget of smaller companies. However, MagCast's budget friendly pricing structure will essentially allow anyone with a message to create a digital magazine and utilize the distribution power and reach of Newsstand. Apple requires Newsstand customers to authorize release of their contact information. 93% authorized this during the MagCast platform test, enabling publishers to utilize the distribution of Newsstand while still creating connection with their readers.