I'm with you, and I think it's pretty clear which creators Newsstand is for, from who's building effective experiences and who isn't.

Old media complained about losing access to readers and hasn't invested in this new medium beyond an Adobe export tool. Native digital publishers with low overhead are happy about the new distribution channel and a way to assign value to their content by periodicalizing it, and embrace new digital tools with their constraints.

After presiding over the app revolution, who do you think Apple designed Newsstand for?