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thepossum · 02-24-2014, 03:02 PM

So it looks like no matter which way I go now, my new Toronto Star subscription will be via the PressReader apps. My choices are either:

1- Subscribe directly via http://www.thestar.com/ for CDN$9.99 a month

2- Subscribe indirectly via http://www.pressreader.com/ for USD$29.95 a month

Option 1- apparently lets me share my subscription with up to 2 household members, each using their own unique username/password. Option 2- may or may not allow similar functionality, their website's faq doesn't make it clear whether I can authorize multiple iPhones, iPads, or computers. And their faq seems to indicate that for non-mobile devices you must use Windows/Mac software, even though they seem to have a web-browser interface now.

I am also interested in digitally subscribing to a second local newspaper, which also says it uses PressReader technology:

http://eedition.stcatharinesstandard...er/viewer.aspx

So my new questions then are, how simple is it to read more than one separate newspaper subscription? If I subscribe to both the Star and the Standard, am I going to be trapped into constantly logging out and logging in on my iPad?

Also, if I go the other route and subscribe via pressreader.com directly, am I also able to authorize three or four separate phones/tablets for a single subscription? Do I HAVE to use their Windows/Mac software or is there an online browser interface?

Perhaps a Kobo-specific forum isn't the best place to ask these questions though, lol.

02-24-2014, 03:02 PM	#5
thepossum Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 20018 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kobo	So it looks like no matter which way I go now, my new Toronto Star subscription will be via the PressReader apps. My choices are either: 1- Subscribe directly via http://www.thestar.com/ for CDN$9.99 a month 2- Subscribe indirectly via http://www.pressreader.com/ for USD$29.95 a month Option 1- apparently lets me share my subscription with up to 2 household members, each using their own unique username/password. Option 2- may or may not allow similar functionality, their website's faq doesn't make it clear whether I can authorize multiple iPhones, iPads, or computers. And their faq seems to indicate that for non-mobile devices you must use Windows/Mac software, even though they seem to have a web-browser interface now. I am also interested in digitally subscribing to a second local newspaper, which also says it uses PressReader technology: http://eedition.stcatharinesstandard...er/viewer.aspx So my new questions then are, how simple is it to read more than one separate newspaper subscription? If I subscribe to both the Star and the Standard, am I going to be trapped into constantly logging out and logging in on my iPad? Also, if I go the other route and subscribe via pressreader.com directly, am I also able to authorize three or four separate phones/tablets for a single subscription? Do I HAVE to use their Windows/Mac software or is there an online browser interface? Perhaps a Kobo-specific forum isn't the best place to ask these questions though, lol.