You mean the daily featured article? If so then the answer is no. It's just a link to a featured article to promote the mag. I believe you can preview any mag the same way.
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Zinio iPad App (Updated)
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You mean the daily featured article? If so then the answer is no. It's just a link to a featured article to promote the mag. I believe you can preview any mag the same way.
I've been using the App each day since the update and I'm still pleased with it.
Magazines are looking much better now.
I sent an email off requesting they add the option to manage the Badge notice better and disable the Startup video. Who knows if they will consider it or not.
Magazines are looking much better now.
I sent an email off requesting they add the option to manage the Badge notice better and disable the Startup video. Who knows if they will consider it or not.
I was thinking the same thing! The National Geographic, with all the extra media content, looks great on iPad.
So you want a blank or black splash screen while the App loads or do you want some other static image lie the Zinio logo? I don't see the big deal.
I like the idea too but with Zinio's complete and total reliance on Adobe technologie do you really believe this could happen?
Apple offering content on PC's and Android phones using Flash?
That'll never happen.So you want a blank or black splash screen while the App loads or do you want some other static image lie the Zinio logo? I don't see the big deal.
Well? I'm not sure exactly but I would like to be able to disable it and have the App load a little quicker maybe. I agree it's not a big deal at all, i was more focused on having the option to disable it.
My guess is that the video is not holding up the loading of the app, but rather giving you something to look at while the app is loading.
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That is my only complaint so far. Everything else seems great. Love reading Business Week on it.
Yes - BW was the primary reason I was interested in the first place. And it looks / works great!
Know of any other good free subscriptions (i.e., not the ones listed as free on Zinio's site - those are easy enough to find...)?
I've bought a handful of subscriptions for Zinio... I have 1 question. How can I get downloaded issues to stay saved? It seems as though they need to re-download every time I open them. This is really annoying since I have a WiFi iPad and don't feel like opening up MyWi just to read a magazine.
Thanks in advance!
ps - i let them download 100% before i close the app.
Thanks in advance!
ps - i let them download 100% before i close the app.
Check out the Fat Wallet link a few posts in the following thread. It may still work.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/905051/
Send them an email from the address that your account is under and tell them what magazines you want removed from your library and they'll delete them.
Just go on zinio.com and email their support. I did it, telling them what I wanted to remove and they took care of it. Apparently they are reevaluating their entire deletion process.
Not sure what you mean by your reference to "this." To be honest, I really don't care what tools Zinio uses to develop their content for iPad. I am interested in the end product, and from the user experience perspective, they're really close to what I was hoping for. I am also impressed with how fast they improved their iPad app, as the initial version was quite handicapped.
1st the files are PDF and 2ed the Desktop version is (crash happy) Flash. Also it is available for a PC and Android phones. Can you really see Apple suppling a Flash dektop reader for a PC and supporting "evil" Android phones with content? It's highly unlikely that Apple would buy Zinio for these reasons alone.
I have been using the Zinio Reader for the last 3 years or so, and I personally didn't have any stability issues with their last full release (version 3). I have downloaded their Reader 4 beta, and (if you're referring to this release) I agree that it is not extremely stable at the moment.
As per your comment regarding the Flash, it is highly unlikely that Apple would build any type of application based on this technology. We'll see what Apple will do in terms of their magazine distribution. It would seem like a natural add-on to their bookstore. Only time will tell if Apple will resell digital magazines, and if they do, whether they will: 1) build their own distribution relationships and iTunes engine, or 2) acquire another party and integrate it into the iTunes ecosystem.
In the meantime, I am happily enjoying the magazines delivered to my MBP and iPad by Zinio.
I have been using the Zinio Reader for the last 3 years or so, and I personally didn't have any stability issues with their last full release (version 3). I have downloaded their Reader 4 beta, and (if you're referring to this release) I agree that it is not extremely stable at the moment.
As per your comment regarding the Flash, it is highly unlikely that Apple would build any type of application based on this technology. We'll see what Apple will do in terms of their magazine distribution. It would seem like a natural add-on to their bookstore. Only time will tell if Apple will resell digital magazines, and if they do, whether they will: 1) build their own distribution relationships and iTunes engine, or 2) acquire another party and integrate it into the iTunes ecosystem.
In the meantime, I am happily enjoying the magazines delivered to my MBP and iPad by Zinio.
I agree but the original quote you did on me was in response to someone suggesting that Apple buy and use Zinio. I was pointing out that's not likely to happen because of the reasons I gave.
