Classic Viewing magazines

JMyers · 03-16-2011, 08:12 AM

I am just wondering if anyone with a classic nook has gotten a magazine subscription or used the 14 day free trial. I just wonder how viewing the mags on a classic nook is.
Do you like it or hate it?

RAH · 03-17-2011, 07:55 AM

I have not gotten a subscription or the trial, but I have bought individual editions of the NY Times Book Review section ($.99). At least in the case of this particular magazine, it is completely reformatted, essentially into a linear format - i.e. just plain text. The information was there, but it does not look anything like a magazine.

For something like the NY Times Book Review, it works nicely, since you mostly want to read the reviews. If I remember correctly, there is some type of Contents, allowing you to jump to a particular review.

If you are worried about the look and feel of a particular magazine, I think it is a good idea to buy a single issue and try it. If you are worried about the way the subscription system works (when you get the issues, etc), I cannot help there.

sangahm · 03-17-2011, 08:40 AM

I agree with RAH, as I downloaded an issue of the WSJ and it wasn't worth subscribing due to the difficulty in going back and forth to read articles. It looks nothing like the printed page nor the online desktop browser version. It's a nice idea just not properly formatted.

As RAH says, buy a single issue and see if it's worth it to you.

jhitesma · 03-17-2011, 03:47 PM

I bought an issue of Analog to try out. Not super impressed with the classic for magazines.

Though to be fair the same magazine on my nook color is also unimpressive because of how it's been stripped down and setup to be usable on the classic as well.

The navigation isn't very clear or easy to navigate but does work once you get used to it.

For literary magazines (like Analog) where the focus is on the writing then either nook is at lest passable. But for magazines that fit what most people think of as mainstream magazines with glossy pages and lots of pictures the nook color is the only way to go - they aren't even available on the nook classic and I can fully understand why. (though to be honest I'm not very impressed with the fancy full color magazines on the color either. Found them tricky to read and the max zoom was less than I would have liked.)

JMyers · 03-20-2011, 06:45 PM

Well I used to get the Reader's Digest and always liked it so maybe I will use the Free offer and check it out.

firefox · 03-21-2011, 05:38 AM

I enjoy reading the Readers Digest on my NOOKclassic, it works quite well apart from it being US-centric, but thats what I get for buying a US-only device

For what it is and the price, its much better than the pMagazine version of Readers Digest.

morean51 · 03-21-2011, 06:05 AM

i liked it i have used trial version of it planning to go for premium

03-16-2011, 08:12 AM	#1
JMyers Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: classic nook	Viewing magazines I am just wondering if anyone with a classic nook has gotten a magazine subscription or used the 14 day free trial. I just wonder how viewing the mags on a classic nook is. Do you like it or hate it?

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03-17-2011, 07:55 AM	#2
RAH Guru Posts: 611 Karma: 575652 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hampton, NH Device: Color Nook; Nook Touch	I have not gotten a subscription or the trial, but I have bought individual editions of the NY Times Book Review section ($.99). At least in the case of this particular magazine, it is completely reformatted, essentially into a linear format - i.e. just plain text. The information was there, but it does not look anything like a magazine. For something like the NY Times Book Review, it works nicely, since you mostly want to read the reviews. If I remember correctly, there is some type of Contents, allowing you to jump to a particular review. If you are worried about the look and feel of a particular magazine, I think it is a good idea to buy a single issue and try it. If you are worried about the way the subscription system works (when you get the issues, etc), I cannot help there.

03-17-2011, 08:40 AM	#3
sangahm Enthusiast Posts: 48 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Austin Device: nook HD, Palm T3, iPhone	I agree with RAH, as I downloaded an issue of the WSJ and it wasn't worth subscribing due to the difficulty in going back and forth to read articles. It looks nothing like the printed page nor the online desktop browser version. It's a nice idea just not properly formatted. As RAH says, buy a single issue and see if it's worth it to you.

03-17-2011, 03:47 PM	#4
jhitesma Member Posts: 22 Karma: 14 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Nook Classic & Nook Color	I bought an issue of Analog to try out. Not super impressed with the classic for magazines. Though to be fair the same magazine on my nook color is also unimpressive because of how it's been stripped down and setup to be usable on the classic as well. The navigation isn't very clear or easy to navigate but does work once you get used to it. For literary magazines (like Analog) where the focus is on the writing then either nook is at lest passable. But for magazines that fit what most people think of as mainstream magazines with glossy pages and lots of pictures the nook color is the only way to go - they aren't even available on the nook classic and I can fully understand why. (though to be honest I'm not very impressed with the fancy full color magazines on the color either. Found them tricky to read and the max zoom was less than I would have liked.)

03-20-2011, 06:45 PM	#5
JMyers Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: classic nook	Well I used to get the Reader's Digest and always liked it so maybe I will use the Free offer and check it out.

03-21-2011, 05:38 AM	#6
firefox MR Gen Z Representative Posts: 67 Karma: 696 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: NSW, Australia Device: Barnes & Noble NOOKclassic	I enjoy reading the Readers Digest on my NOOKclassic, it works quite well apart from it being US-centric, but thats what I get for buying a US-only device For what it is and the price, its much better than the pMagazine version of Readers Digest.

03-21-2011, 06:05 AM	#7
morean51 Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: none	i liked it i have used trial version of it planning to go for premium

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