Esquire , Popular Mechanics , and O are not just for your local bookstore’s magazine rack any more — assuming you still have a local bookstore and that it is still large enough to own a rack. Hearst Corporation, the force behind those printed ‘zines, has become the first major publisher to terms with Apple, so those very publications will soon be on iTunes . Starting with their July editions you can subscribe for a seemingly quite reasonable $1.99 monthly, though the annual option of $19.99 seems like less of a bargain. (You can get a year of Popular Mechanics on pulp for $12.) This is just a small sampling from Heart’s back catalog, but the company is promising more are coming soon, leaving us wondering just how we’re supposed to fill out our Cosmo quizzes without a pen. Hearst Corp. signs on to sell its magazines through iTunes, bringing more O to the iPad originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 May 2011 17:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink