Well I found a mag that I read regularly - Islands. And it is available for the iPhone, so I subscribed. I also saw that National Geographic and NG Traveller are on there but not for the iPhone. If they come out with an iPad version, I will subsribe to them also. In the meantime I'm excited about Islands on my iPhone and eventually on my iPad. I do have to say the online reading and also the Mac reader really aren't that impressive. Plus I have a free mag that just showed up in my list, which I have no interest in but see no way to get rid of it.
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Zinio for iPad
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Zinio iPad might be great. Zinio iPhone sucked. Too clunky (could be my 3G, not 3Gs) and was hard to read content. Zinio for Mac sucked too. Couldn't get my Macworld subscription to sync...EVER. Could never download and customer service was crap.
Yes, after the magazine has been downloaded to your device. And, in case you're concerned about storage space, you can delete the magazine when you're done reading it. What's cool about Zinio, is, you can download the magazine anywhere you can download the Zinio browser. It also automatically checks for new subscriptions and if it's not connected to the Internet, it'll give you an error message. Just cancel that out and you can read your previous downloaded magazines.
Love the app. I've been using it on my desktop for years and I'm happy they're making an iPad version.
The only issue I noticed with the iPhone version is that the photos were low quality and pixilated if you zoomed in on them.
I assume/hope the iPad version will have higher quality photos, as the web version does. But I'll hold off on subscribing to some of the more expensive magazines until I can confirm this.
I assume/hope the iPad version will have higher quality photos, as the web version does. But I'll hold off on subscribing to some of the more expensive magazines until I can confirm this.
Totally agree about the low photo quality with zoom. iPad's screen resolution is much higher and I hope it'll look more like the desktop version.
Ipad Magazines Question
Well ever since I saw that post about Zinio, I was really impressed with their magazine selection. I was about to subscribe to a couple (Only because I want to read them on an iPad). Then I started wondering ...do you guys think that all these magazines will eventually have their own apps and cut Zinio support ?
I know Wired magazines are showing off their app for what they think an electronics magazine should look like
Maybe others will take the same route ??
Well ever since I saw that post about Zinio, I was really impressed with their magazine selection. I was about to subscribe to a couple (Only because I want to read them on an iPad). Then I started wondering ...do you guys think that all these magazines will eventually have their own apps and cut Zinio support ?
I know Wired magazines are showing off their app for what they think an electronics magazine should look like
Maybe others will take the same route ??
I think each magazine will end up making their own apps. So you'll just buy the Wired app and have access to Wired, then you buy the apps for other magazines.
According to what I've read online, magazines are prepping their own app. So, I will wait before using Zinio to see what happens on the App Store in regards to magazines.
I think there will be a lot of magazines/publishers who simply don't have the bandwidth or expertise or resource to develop their own app... especially one that compares favorably to pre-packaged solutions. My guess is that the big names will have their own apps, but smaller & independent magazines will use things like zinio.
You mean smaller independent magazines like PC Magazine, Car and Driver, Computer Shopper, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Kiplinger's. MacWorld, PC World, Seventeen and O (don't tell Oprah her magazine is small LOL) ? ? ?
Those are just a few of Zinio's offerings
Since Zinio is subscription based, the magazines are tied into fulfilling those orders (unless they close up shop). I don't know what kind of contract exists between Zinio and the publisher, but I know they don't want to upset their customers who paid for their subscriptions.
Maybe they'll have some sort of special where you can upgrade your subscription to the iTunes app or maybe they'll let you access both until your subscription runs out so you'll remain a loyal customer.
If you want a subscription, get a subscription. BTW, with Zinio, you also have the option of ordering each magazine separately and forgoing subscription based magazines.
Maybe they'll have some sort of special where you can upgrade your subscription to the iTunes app or maybe they'll let you access both until your subscription runs out so you'll remain a loyal customer.
If you want a subscription, get a subscription. BTW, with Zinio, you also have the option of ordering each magazine separately and forgoing subscription based magazines.
You mean smaller independent magazines like PC Magazine, Car and Driver, Computer Shopper, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Kiplinger's. MacWorld, PC World, Seventeen and O (don't tell Oprah her magazine is small LOL) ? ? ?
Those are just a few of Zinio's offerings
Some of those might eventually migrate to their own app if they wanted to do something unique... that's what the OP was wondering about. I don't know... maybe they will or maybe they won't. But there are hundreds of smaller magazines that will not be able to migrate. That's what I'm talking about.
I also wonder about things like trade publications, and company newsletters - which might be free. Could these exist in something like zinio? I don't actually have it, so I can't tell...
Looks like they have the iPad version ready for the launch.
http://www.zinio.com/splash.jsp?code=ipad
http://www.zinio.com/splash.jsp?code=ipad
http://blogs.zdnet.com/perlow/?p=12357&tag=col1;post-12511
This article has some comments from Zinio, and apparently not only is Playboy not allowed, but Maxim, FHM, and similar magazines are also not allowed. Apple has some sort of regional content review that bans certain things from certain regions, aka United States. Apparently, Vogue France is banned as well because they occasionally show artistic nudity.
If this stands, I'm going to be really pissed about it.
This article has some comments from Zinio, and apparently not only is Playboy not allowed, but Maxim, FHM, and similar magazines are also not allowed. Apple has some sort of regional content review that bans certain things from certain regions, aka United States. Apparently, Vogue France is banned as well because they occasionally show artistic nudity.
If this stands, I'm going to be really pissed about it.
For the iPad? Zinio itself has all those magazines like that, but the question remains as to whether Apple will allow them on the iPad. If Apple blocks it, Zinio will just be the one hurt. You can get PDFs of those magazines in other places...
Magazines: Zinio app is amazing
For those interested in reading magazines on your iPad, download Zinio.
You can subscribe to your favorite mags right in the app, and most subscriptions are cheap ($15 or less for a year, many are only $10).
They even have Maxim
For those interested in reading magazines on your iPad, download Zinio.
You can subscribe to your favorite mags right in the app, and most subscriptions are cheap ($15 or less for a year, many are only $10).
They even have Maxim