First magazine experience is a nightmare - Page 4

1611mac · 01-25-2013, 03:43 PM

yes.. pidgeon92.. thanks! You can see from my post above yours that it seems that "type" (length) of subscription is up to publisher. I can't image why anyone would want to offer their mag one issue at at time as Zinio states that Macworld does...(3 posts up)

pidgeon92 · 01-25-2013, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 1611mac

yes.. pidgeon92.. thanks! You can see from my post above yours that it seems that "type" (length) of subscription is up to publisher. I can't image why anyone would want to offer their mag one issue at at time as Zinio states that Macworld does...(3 posts up)

I saw your post after I had posted mine. I am wondering if Macworld isn't going to last long, and that is why they've gone with a month-to-month subscription.

1611mac · 01-26-2013, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by pidgeon92

I saw your post after I had posted mine. I am wondering if Macworld isn't going to last long, and that is why they've gone with a month-to-month subscription.

No way! MacWorld has been THE "goto" Mac mag since 1984. idgcsmb

1611mac · 01-26-2013, 12:27 PM

Just arrived in my email...

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Your March 2013 digital issue of Discover is here!

Went to Zinio app and there was Discover waiting for download.

kennyc · 01-26-2013, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by 1611mac

No way! MacWorld has been THE "goto" Mac mag since 1984. idgcsmb

Well, you know Apple's a 'broken' company.

1611mac · 01-26-2013, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by 1611mac

Just arrived in my email...

Went to Zinio app and there was Discover waiting for download.

Hold on... Why do all my seven mags show in my zinio iPad app but only four are showing in my OSX Reader app? (Rhetorical question....)

1611mac · 01-26-2013, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Well, you know Apple's a 'broken' company.

oh yeah... there will be nothing to publish about them any month now...

kennyc · 01-26-2013, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 1611mac

Hold on... Why do all my seven mags show in my zinio iPad app but only four are showing in my OSX Reader app? (Rhetorical question....)

That's what happens in a nightmare.

GeoffC · 01-31-2013, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Well, you know Apple's a 'broken' company.

not broken, just chewed...

Lemurion · 02-04-2013, 07:49 PM

Yeah, I think the only thing that Zinio could do better would be ditch DRM/their proprietary format.

I find their customer service is excellent, and I still have access to magazines from years ago. I also really appreciate that they still do real subscriptions where you pay once and get a year's worth of magazines. I hate the pay every month pseudo-subscriptions they do at Amazon and Apple.

khalleron · 02-06-2013, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Lemurion

Yeah, I think the only thing that Zinio could do better would be ditch DRM/their proprietary format.

I find their customer service is excellent, and I still have access to magazines from years ago. I also really appreciate that they still do real subscriptions where you pay once and get a year's worth of magazines. I hate the pay every month pseudo-subscriptions they do at Amazon and Apple.

I've been buying knitting mags through the Nook store, and I like that model. It's still cheaper than a paper subscription, and I'm not committed.

But different strokes.

Lemurion · 02-06-2013, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by khalleron

I've been buying knitting mags through the Nook store, and I like that model. It's still cheaper than a paper subscription, and I'm not committed.

But different strokes.

My problem is that as a freelancer, I like to keep very tight control over exactly when charges hit the card I use on the internet. I don't authorize anything for automatic charges, and magazine subscriptions are not going to change that.

kennyc · 02-09-2013, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Lemurion

Yeah, I think the only thing that Zinio could do better would be ditch DRM/their proprietary format.

I find their customer service is excellent, and I still have access to magazines from years ago. I also really appreciate that they still do real subscriptions where you pay once and get a year's worth of magazines. I hate the pay every month pseudo-subscriptions they do at Amazon and Apple.

Yes!

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Originally Posted by Lemurion

My problem is that as a freelancer, I like to keep very tight control over exactly when charges hit the card I use on the internet. I don't authorize anything for automatic charges, and magazine subscriptions are not going to change that.

Agreed!

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01-25-2013, 03:43 PM	#46
1611mac eWanderer Posts: 523 Karma: 1441998 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NC, USA Device: iMac,iPad3,iPhone5-Kindle Fire,Touch,PaperWhite	yes.. pidgeon92.. thanks! You can see from my post above yours that it seems that "type" (length) of subscription is up to publisher. I can't image why anyone would want to offer their mag one issue at at time as Zinio states that Macworld does...(3 posts up)

02-04-2013, 07:49 PM	#55
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	Yeah, I think the only thing that Zinio could do better would be ditch DRM/their proprietary format. I find their customer service is excellent, and I still have access to magazines from years ago. I also really appreciate that they still do real subscriptions where you pay once and get a year's worth of magazines. I hate the pay every month pseudo-subscriptions they do at Amazon and Apple.