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No Digital Reading Experience
Readers could not access daily editions via smartphone or computer and still relied on physical distribution.
E-Paper Platform &
Digital Subscription
A mobile-first PWA that brings the daily edition of Tanjungpinang Pos to digital devices. Readers can open the newspaper with a page-flip experience, access edition archives, subscribe online, pay through virtual accounts, and manage accounts and transactions without downloading an app from an app store.
Digital Newspaper - Tanjungpinang Pos
ClientPT. Batam Intermedia PersTanjungpinang Pos - Media & Publishing
Released2021Digital newspaper subscription platform
PlatformProgressive Web AppMobile-first - Browser-based
HighlightReading + SubscriptionPage-Flip - Archive - Payment - Admin
About Tanjungpinang Pos
Tanjungpinang Pos is a regional daily newspaper serving readers in the Riau Islands. As reading habits shifted to smartphones, the print edition needed a digital channel that preserved the newspaper format while supporting subscription and daily publishing operations.
Publication ModelRegional Daily NewspaperA new edition is published every day with fast mobile access required.
Digital ModelSubscription-Based E-PaperReaders gain access through an active account after completing the subscription and payment process.
DailyPublicationRegular digital editions
PWAMobile WebNo app store installation
Digitalization Challenges
The print edition had readers accustomed to the newspaper format, but there was no digital experience that could preserve that reading pattern. On the business side, subscription, payment, and publication management also lacked a connected digital workflow.
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Subscription & Payment Not Integrated
There was no flow to sell digital access, manage customer accounts, process online payments, and issue invoices.
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Editorial Operations Not Visible
The team had no dashboard to manage editions, monitor publication status, transactions, and subscriber activity in one place.
The Solution We Built
Solunesia built a PWA that combines the newspaper reading experience, subscription system, checkout and payment, customer accounts, edition archive, and operational dashboard. The platform structure was designed mobile-first so readers can access the newspaper from a browser without losing the defining character of the print edition.
Implementation Approach
Keep the newspaper format, simplify how to access it.
The reader retains the original newspaper layout with page-flip navigation and zoom. Beyond the reading experience, the platform handles the customer lifecycle from selecting a plan, paying, receiving an invoice, to viewing transaction history and account status.
Core principleThe reading experience stays familiar to print readers, while access and payment are made fully digital.
Reader Page-Flip
Daily editions retain the print layout with page navigation, zoom, and access to the latest edition.
Subscription Management
Plan information, terms, and the subscription process are presented in a clear flow before checkout.
Payment & Account
Virtual account, digital invoice, transaction history, and account status are connected to customer access.
Editorial Dashboard
The team manages edition publishing, scheduling, views, transactions, and subscriber search from an internal dashboard.
Subscription & Payment
The subscription process is designed as a sequential journey from viewing an edition, selecting a plan, completing payment, to having the customer account ready to use.
01 Select Edition
02 Select Plan
03 Confirm
04 Select Payment
05 Pay
06 Invoice
07 Account
Checkout is connected to a payment gateway that processes virtual accounts automatically. Readers select a payment channel, receive a VA number, complete the transfer, and the system confirms payment, issues a digital invoice, and activates subscription access without manual intervention. Transaction status and order history are stored in the customer account.
Editorial Operations
The public platform requires a backend that follows the daily publishing rhythm. The dashboard is used to publish editions, manage schedules, view edition performance, and monitor transactions and subscribers.
The editorial and business teams work from a single dashboard. New editions can be published or scheduled, while transactions and order status can be monitored without switching to a separate system.
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Daily edition publishingNew editions can be uploaded and published every day without layered technical processes.
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Auto-publish schedulingEditions can be scheduled in advance and automatically go live at a set time.
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Views per edition statisticsReader counts per edition can be tracked to understand content consumption patterns.
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Transaction history & order statusEvery subscription transaction is recorded with payment status and is traceable.
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Subscriber searchCustomer data can be searched by name, account status, or subscription history.
Implementation Impact
Since its release in 2021, Tanjungpinang Pos has a digital channel for reading, subscribing, paying, accessing archives, and managing publications through one platform.
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Daily Editions Available Digitally
Editions can be published every day at 06:00 WIB and accessed via smartphone from any location.
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Print Format Preserved
Page-flip maintains the original newspaper layout so the shift from print to digital still feels familiar.
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Online Subscription Activated
Readers can select a plan, pay through a virtual account channel, and get account access after payment.
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Publishing & Transactions More Structured
The editorial team can manage editions, schedules, views, subscribers, and transactions from the same dashboard.
Share Your Publication Model
Start with the content format, publication frequency, readership, subscription model, and editorial processes already in place.
Map the Digital Flow
We help connect the reading experience, subscription, payment, customer accounts, and the team's operational needs.
Define the Scope
Once the workflow is clear, features, payment integrations, admin, and implementation phases can be structured more effectively.