06-09-2011, 10:58 AM

It appears that Apple announced that they're reversing their policy on in-app subscriptions. Interesting. I thought I read somewhere that iOS5 was supposed to introduce Newstand. If that's the case, maybe then reading magazines on our mobile devices won't be such a chore.

06-09-2011, 03:17 PM

newspapers as well. I tried it with a couple of subscriptions and really dislike it for that purpose. Books are fine and I have read several via iBooks.

06-13-2011, 09:06 AM

I read my daily newspaper via the iPad, and find it FAR preferable to the print edition.

I'm also trying out a subscription to the New Yorker, so far WAAAAY cheaper than buying the actual magazine and a total delight on the iPad.

To answer some other people's questions, OF COURSE your purchases are backed up when you sync.

I haven't used Zinio in years but they are a very fine company with lots of mags on offer, and I have never found that the price there was any significant difference from the standard* print subscription price. Occasionally you can find mags on Zinio a LOT cheaper than the standard subscription price.

*special offers excluded.

11-17-2011, 08:41 PM

I myself have no issues with the price of digital magazines, be they on Zinio or Newsstand. As I am "international customer", the price I pay for a subscription is a lot more than what a -- shall we say "local" -- subscriber would pay. Since I am not a local customer, I can't comment on the price difference between a "normal" print subscription and a digital one, but I do know that what I pay for a digital subscription can be anywhere from 25 to almost 40% less than what I would pay for the print edition.

I have just recently got my iPad. I tried using Zinio on my Mac before and didn't like it. The screen size is all wrong. I was forever panning and zooming so I could read the articles and that was just too annoying. On the iPad, however, I find one page fits almost perfectly on the screen, the screen being just the right size to display one page and allow the text to be big enough to read. So I don't have to pan and zoom to read, but the option to zoom in if I want to is very nice, especially with pictures. I am currently in the midst of cancelling my print subscriptions and converting them to digital ones.

My question is: What do people find better -- in terms of overall experience -- when it comes to reading magazines on the iPad: Zinio or Newsstand?

04-15-2012, 08:28 AM

Hello everyone,

As I can see most of you are iPad magazine readers, I was hoping you could take some time and fill out this survey on iPad magazine design and usability. I would really appreciate it. Thank you so much!

http://kwiksurveys.com?s=LMOKLJ_1c467581