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Zinio for iPad

I find the time it takes for the pages to come into focus pretty annoying and surprising. The Time magazine seems much faster.
 
HXGuy said:
I find the time it takes for the pages to come into focus pretty annoying and surprising. The Time magazine seems much faster.
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... and a lot more expensive too ;)
These individual magazine firms need to offer bulk subscription offer like Zinio... paying 5 bucks for EACH edition is rather sad :(
 
This looks great!!

2 Questions

1) How big approx is one magazine file size wise?
2) How are the mags stored file wise or are they built into the app??
 
kultschar said:
This looks great!!

2 Questions

1) How big approx is one magazine file size wise?
2) How are the mags stored file wise or are they built into the app??
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I think the magazine I had last night was around 10 MB... I uninstalled the app because I dont think I will be subscribing to any magazine at the moment.

The magazine is store on the app itself... imagine downloadable songs on Tap Tap games... similar concept
 
jon snow said:
Download the app. There are samples you can try out.
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I downloaded it already but didn't notice the samples. Looking for samples now . . . . ah, found them under "free". Okay, I'm stuck when you select "read online" flash is required. The option to download and read offline is grayed out. I've signed in . . . don't know what else to do . . . oh well :eek:

Okay never mind I got it. Noticed that Zinio is an iPhone app. Not sure I like how these look on the iPad screens (1X or 2X). I think I'll wait on an iPad specific version.
Thanks anyway.
 
AJsAWiz said:
They do have a nice selection of magazines. Have you (or anyone here) subscribed to a magazine through Zinio? I was wondering how they look on the iPad.
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I subscribe to several digital mags through zinio and they look really good on the iPad. If you want, you can download the app and look at a sample of the mags you're interested in and buy it when you're ready. Also some of the Interactive magazine articles link to pictures and videos.


BTW, the iPad version is in the app store.
 
AJsAWiz said:
I downloaded it already but didn't notice the samples. Looking for samples now . . . . ah, found them under "free". Okay, I'm stuck when you select "read online" flash is required. The option to download and read offline is grayed out. I've signed in . . . don't know what else to do . . . oh well :eek:

Okay never mind I got it. Noticed that Zinio is an iPhone app. Not sure I like how these look on the iPad screens (1X or 2X). I think I'll wait on an iPad specific version.
Thanks anyway.
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It's a universal app.... do not get "Zinio Magazine & Book Reader"... get "Zinio Magazine Newsstand & Reader" with the Black icon instead of blue icon
 
Looks nice, and thanks for the heads up, but with all the free content on the net, a good rss aggregator with nice visuals will be a better option.

Still this is a good effort, but it should let you import your own pdf magazines, if it doesn't do that, forget about it, I might as well, get the magazine app itself...what's the point of a subscription/aggregator if you cant import content you already own

It's like a f.ing itunes that will only force you to buy music, but won't let you index the music/mags in this case you already have....
 
illutionz said:
It's a universal app.... do not get "Zinio Magazine & Book Reader"... get "Zinio Magazine Newsstand & Reader" with the Black icon instead of blue icon
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You're right :) I found it, after digging, just before I saw this post.
Thanks ;)
 
LadyHoneyBabe said:
I subscribe to several digital mags through zinio and they look really good on the iPad. If you want, you can download the app and look at a sample of the mags you're interested in and buy it when you're ready. Also some of the Interactive magazine articles link to pictures and videos.


BTW, the iPad version is in the app store.
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Yep, just found it. Thanks :D
 
is there a support group for ppl addicted to subscribing to digital magazines on the iPad? ><;... the experience of it on the iPad is just amazing! and no more piles of dead trees!! if you search on Zinio's website they have many more choices <3
 
WOW I just got this and it's awesome!

Question/concern though...
I was able to download Car & Driver, and MacWorld, the complete issues, FREE (or that's what it looked like). After registering on the iPad for an account, I put in my name & email address, and then went into the Read section where I clicked those two magazines, and it downloaded every page of both issues. Are these seriously free?

I hope I wasn't charged because if so I wasn't warned. And if they were free, wow... what an opposite way of doing things compared to the Time App for $5 per issue lol.
 
sonictonic said:
WOW I just got this and it's awesome!

Question/concern though...
I was able to download Car & Driver, and MacWorld, the complete issues, FREE (or that's what it looked like). After registering on the iPad for an account, I put in my name & email address, and then went into the Read section where I clicked those two magazines, and it downloaded every page of both issues. Are these seriously free?

I hope I wasn't charged because if so I wasn't warned. And if they were free, wow... what an opposite way of doing things compared to the Time App for $5 per issue lol.
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Those are free sample magazines.
 
So can you sync the individual issues to your mac in iTunes so you always have them backed up on computer??
 
sonictonic said:
WOW I just got this and it's awesome!

Question/concern though...
I was able to download Car & Driver, and MacWorld, the complete issues, FREE (or that's what it looked like). After registering on the iPad for an account, I put in my name & email address, and then went into the Read section where I clicked those two magazines, and it downloaded every page of both issues. Are these seriously free?

I hope I wasn't charged because if so I wasn't warned. And if they were free, wow... what an opposite way of doing things compared to the Time App for $5 per issue lol.
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Does that mean you can buy the adult mags online and they will appear on the app to read :)
 
kultschar said:
So can you sync the individual issues to your mac in iTunes so you always have them backed up on computer??
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If you want you can use the desktop app to download the individual magazine issue. But with zinio you can always just redownload it.
 
I have Zinio PC version for quite some time. Today I installed iPad version. All my old magazines are not show up in iPad, only 6 free ones.

Also, ipad resolution isn't good enough for magazines, I wish it's 1280x1024...
 
lily69 said:
I have Zinio PC version for quite some time. Today I installed iPad version. All my old magazines are not show up in iPad, only 6 free ones.

Also, ipad resolution isn't good enough for magazines, I wish it's 1280x1024...
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Not good enough? Looks pretty damn good to me.
 
Well, interesting. I did installed black icon one, I double checked, it's for ipad named "Zinio Magazine Newsstand &..."

Shall I reinstall?
 
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