ipad magazine sub failure

[wesk702]

will this ever be better? current format for subs for mags sucks donkey balls.

 

[MRU]

"sucks donkey balls" ?

Is that a monthly or weekly publication ? 😉

 

[talkingfuture]

It seems like there may need to be some tweaks to the in app-purchase model for magazine subscriptions to work. I for one would like to see a way of storing mags off the iPad as I don-t want too many issues of Wired at 300-500 MB a time filling up my iPad. I wonder if Apple will make a magazine store in the manner of iBooks or add an update to iBooks to make it work with magazine subscriptions.

 

[Crosbie]

Different apps/publications/companies seem to use different models. I think everybody's experimenting to find the best approach, which is annoying to the end user for now. My pref is straight via-iTunes in-app purchase rather than, say, Zinio's clunky website.

 

[nixiemaiden]

Yes I am sure it will be better.

 

[St. Germain]

Anyone figured out a way to delete old Wired issues from the app?

 

[Kebabselector]

My pref is straight via-iTunes in-app purchase rather than, say, Zinio's clunky website.

That would be my preference, I'd quite like to be able to download more than one edition of a magazine at one time. which I don't think you can do on Zinio.

 

[cakbar]

Anyone figured out a way to delete old Wired issues from the app?

I posed that question on another thread and nobody was able to answer it. The only solution I can think of is to completely delete the app and reinstall it.

 

[wesk702]

It seems like there may need to be some tweaks to the in app-purchase model for magazine subscriptions to work. I for one would like to see a way of storing mags off the iPad as I don-t want too many issues of Wired at 300-500 MB a time filling up my iPad. I wonder if Apple will make a magazine store in the manner of iBooks or add an update to iBooks to make it work with magazine subscriptions.

yeah, i think it'll suck until itunes has it's own sub store, prolly won't happen though.

zinio is for sure clunky. Every time the app opens and I see that little vid it drives me crazy for some reason.

 

[vastoholic]

I personally love Zineo and got a few subs at a really reasonable price ($7-9 for a year). It keeps my subs on its website so I can delete them off my iPad when I don't want them on there anymore. I don't know if there is a way to actually download them onto my computer for viewing or not.

 

[wesk702]

I personally love Zineo and got a few subs at a really reasonable price ($7-9 for a year). It keeps my subs on its website so I can delete them off my iPad when I don't want them on there anymore. I don't know if there is a way to actually download them onto my computer for viewing or not.

I think u can. I only view it on my portables but I thought I read somewhere that it is possible

 

[iPagan]

Some users of the Zinio app for iPad have complained that with the app installed, the back up of iPad takes FOREVER!

Could anyone here comment on that?