One of the reasons for choosing Zinio is that it's cross-platform, being usable on computers as well as tablets. I've run it on PCs, Macs and iThings. And you can scroll around pages, zoomed or otherwise, on all kinds of computers.
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Hello,
Is the June 2011 issue the first official digital edition?
I'd like to purchase the subscription, and is the following link the one?
http://gb.zinio.com/browse/publications/index.jsp?productId=500626440&categoryId=cat1970036
(Excited that there are now the digital edition, a little disappointed that there's no iPhone version. Guess the screen's too small.)
Have a good day.
Is the June 2011 issue the first official digital edition?
I'd like to purchase the subscription, and is the following link the one?
http://gb.zinio.com/browse/publications/index.jsp?productId=500626440&categoryId=cat1970036
(Excited that there are now the digital edition, a little disappointed that there's no iPhone version. Guess the screen's too small.)
Have a good day.
That's Zinio's choice, not ours - sadly - but will feed it back.
More details on the digtial edition - including preview of features, plus how/where to download - now online here.
More details on the digtial edition - including preview of features, plus how/where to download - now online here.
So why no support for iPhone iOS devices? I know it's a small screen and all but it's mighty convenient (since you can read the item you've purchased on any device you own) for reading articles on the train to work.
Again, it's down to Zinio, not us: the company makes the decision in which formats it offers titles, and at the moment hasn't optimised the files we supply for iPhone, in common with many of the titles it offers.
Indeed, when transferring my Zinio magazines to my iPhone I get the following message:
"You may notiice that not all of your publications show up in the Zinio iPhone application. We are still translating the thousands of titles in our library to the iPhone. You will see them appear as soon as they become available."
So as Andrew says, down to Zinio, not us. But I'm sure they'll get it sorted.
"You may notiice that not all of your publications show up in the Zinio iPhone application. We are still translating the thousands of titles in our library to the iPhone. You will see them appear as soon as they become available."
So as Andrew says, down to Zinio, not us. But I'm sure they'll get it sorted.
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Clare Newsome said:
And considering I can't find an iPad 2 to read it on for love nor money, it's a little moot...
Got the digital copy earlier today. On the IPad, it's a joy to read. On a PC, not so much.
I guess I'll have to borrow my wife's ipad2 (mother's day gift: will be receving it on the 25th.)
I guess I'll have to borrow my wife's ipad2 (mother's day gift: will be receving it on the 25th.)
Nothing 'wrong' that we can see - but (as with so many things) the iPad experience is, as you'd expect, slicker. After all, it's simply more natural to hold a magazine in your hand and turn the pages with your fingers than it is to click/scroll a mouse. That's the same for every digital magazine!
chebby said:
My pet peeve: i can zoom in on a page (the font's too small without zooming in), but once I do that, I can't easily/intuitively move around in the page just using my mouse.
The mouse behavior should mirror the touch behavior in that respect, but it doesn't.
This is not a gripe against WhatHiFi. Just the Zinio experience on the PC. It's specially bad with the stereophile magazine since the font size is a lot smaller.
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I love the digital magazine edition. I'm on a Mac, and I've an iPhone but no iPad, so I'll be pleased when I'm able to access it when on the move. But for now, it looks great, is slick in operation and suits me perfectly.
One of my work colleagues, a Head of Music, but alas no interest in hi-fi magazines, has just purchased an iPad2, and is drooling over the damn thing and making me very envious!!!
If at some future time I succumb to the iPad2 temptation, can I simply access the digital edition from my existing yearly digital subscription account?
One of my work colleagues, a Head of Music, but alas no interest in hi-fi magazines, has just purchased an iPad2, and is drooling over the damn thing and making me very envious!!!
If at some future time I succumb to the iPad2 temptation, can I simply access the digital edition from my existing yearly digital subscription account?
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MoData said:
Agree that it's not as intuitive as using an iPad, but once I got used to the click>hold>drag of the mouse, I haven't found it too bad. The trick is getting the zoom at the right level so that it's comfortable to read, but showing as much as possible of the page. Then there's not as much (potentially frustrating) scrolling to do.
Having said that, it's much more fun on an iPad! From what I've seen on other people's...
Charlie Jefferson said:
Yep - once you have a Zinio account, you can enjoy your library on all relevant devices, via your login.
Glad you're enjoying the digital edition!
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