Last I knew, iOS Newsstand apps were allowed to do a special push to the app in the background—but only as often as the physical issue was released. So, it migh

Last I knew, iOS Newsstand apps were allowed to do a special push to the app in the background—but only as often as the physical issue was released. So, it might be that they get to do a background push once a week, and aside from that, all downloads have to be started while the app is open.