The iPad edition [iTunes link] includes all of the news, opinion and feature stories, as well as photo galleries and videos, found on the publication's website.
The app renders in both vertical and horizontal mode. Readers can navigate through front-page sections as they would the online and print versions, or swipe to quickly tab between sections and articles. The format is not nearly as elegant as The Daily Telegraph's edition for the iPad [iTunes link] -- some of the images are painfully low-res, and awkwardly placed in some cases -- but nevertheless, it is functional.
Users can also download individual articles for offline reading, as well as share them via Facebook, Twitter and e-mail.
The app's most novel feature is its Live Topics section, a curated section that combines top stories with relevant content from around the web -- primarily related stories from other news sources -- as well as conversation streams from select sources on Twitter and Facebook. Readers can join the discussion by tweeting and posting to Facebook directly from the app.
The app will provide full access to The Washington Post until February 15, 2011, after which periods users can opt to subscribe to the iPad edition for $3.99 per month ($0.99 per month for print subscribers).
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