Free Digital Magazines from the Public Library - Page 2

tubemonkey · 08-12-2013, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by j.p.s

When I looked at the listing in the google play store yesterday, all the recent reviews were complaints that a recent update turned the app from great to terrible.

I haven't noticed any changes. Still works great for me.

hwlester · 08-12-2013, 09:04 PM

I had an issue with a recent update to the Android app where the app wouldnt finish loading to my library. I deleted data and re-signed in and all was well. Zinio uses a proprietary format AFAIK. It downloads thumbnails of the pages which are semi-readable as images but are not HQ by any definition. It also provides a text only mode. Have not really delved deep into the internals, though.

Lynx-lynx · 08-12-2013, 10:14 PM

Wow, thanks tubemonkey for drawing my attention to this

My local library in NSW, Aus, has Zinio Digital Magazines and provides access to over 100 magazines that library members can download for free. (Library membership here is free - Local Council owned and run).

I know that the BB Playbook has a Zinio app, so now I've got a reason to use it eh!!

Here's our choice:

Spoiler:

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Edit

I just went through the library/Zinio signup process and downloaded my first mag - hassle free

cromag · 08-13-2013, 12:07 AM

Not available at my local library.

My library does have ebooks via Overdrive, but I've never used it. I have so many on my reader waiting to be opened that I really just can't be bothered. I'd be interested in Ellery Queen. I used to buy them when they were sufficiently discounted at Fictionwise, but I have too many demands on my time to make a full price purchase worthwhile and don't want to pay full price for only a few stories.

Odd, to me at least, that they have EQ and not Hitchcock's. (Or Analog and Asimov's, which I do pay full price for every month.)

murraypaul · 08-13-2013, 04:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hwlester

It downloads thumbnails of the pages which are semi-readable as images but are not HQ by any definition.

That certainly isn't true for the iPad version.

FizzyWater · 08-13-2013, 04:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Just follow the steps I outlined in the OP. It's really easy.

After coming home from work, I looked over the instructions. Turns out, you can't download on any PC except those running Windows 8.

I haven't caved in to the tablet frenzy yet. And I can't imagine trying to read one of these on my Android Phone!

So it's moot for me.

tubemonkey · 08-13-2013, 04:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

Wow, thanks tubemonkey for drawing my attention to this

My local library in NSW, Aus, has Zinio Digital Magazines and provides access to over 100 magazines that library members can download for free. (Library membership here is free - Local Council owned and run).

I know that the BB Playbook has a Zinio app, so now I've got a reason to use it eh!!

Here's our choice:

Spoiler:

-------------------
Edit

I just went through the library/Zinio signup process and downloaded my first mag - hassle free

Cool - glad it worked out for you

I "subscribe" to 21 magazines. That saves me quite a bit of pocket change; easily enough to buy a new tablet every year.

Here are the mags I "subscribe" to:

Spoiler:

tubemonkey · 08-13-2013, 05:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FizzyWater

After coming home from work, I looked over the instructions. Turns out, you can't download on any PC except those running Windows 8.

I haven't caved in to the tablet frenzy yet. And I can't imagine trying to read one of these on my Android Phone!

So it's moot for me.

I download them for offline reading on my Win 7 PC.

Get a 16GB Nook HD+ 9" - it makes a great magazine reader. It's $149 at B&N or $119 on sale at OfficeMax (if you can find a store with stock). Best Buy, Office Depot, and Staples might honor the 20% off coupon; but it's up to individual stores managers. YMMV

Lynx-lynx · 08-13-2013, 05:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Cool - glad it worked out for you

I "subscribe" to 21 magazines. That saves me quite a bit of pocket change; easily enough to buy a new tablet every year.

Here are the mags I "subscribe" to:

Spoiler:

Gee that's a great reading list, but I wonder how you find the time to read them, read other stuff and do other stuff, lol

tubemonkey · 08-13-2013, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

Gee that's a great reading list, but I wonder how you find the time to read them, read other stuff and do other stuff, lol

I don't read cover-to-cover. I just read a few articles here and there from each magazine. That still leaves me plenty of time to gather bananas.

Lynx-lynx · 08-13-2013, 06:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I don't read cover-to-cover. I just read a few articles here and there from each magazine. That still leaves me plenty of time to gather bananas.

woot, woot

AnemicOak · 08-13-2013, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FizzyWater

After coming home from work, I looked over the instructions. Turns out, you can't download on any PC except those running Windows 8.

The Zinio desktop app is an Adobe Air app so should work on any PC that Air will work on. It's not Win 8 only, that's for sure.

http://www.zinio.com/www/apps/desktop.jsp

KentE · 08-13-2013, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FizzyWater

After coming home from work, I looked over the instructions. Turns out, you can't download on any PC except those running Windows 8.

I haven't caved in to the tablet frenzy yet. And I can't imagine trying to read one of these on my Android Phone!

So it's moot for me.

I looked at this-- the Zinio Windows "download" button takes you to a Microsoft site to download the app, and the Windows 8 mention, although confusing, just seems to be Microsoft advertising.
From the Zinio FAQ:
http://imgs.zinio.com/faq/zr4.htm#sysreq

A: Here are the minimum operating system requirements and recommended system specifications:

System requirements:
Installation requires Adobe AIR 1.5.3 or higher

Windows XP SP2 or later
Recommended specifications: 2GHz Pentium, at least 1GB RAM, 1GB free hard drive space.

And for Mac:
Mac OS X 10.6 or higher
Recommended specifications: 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo, at least 1GB RAM, 1GB free hard drive space.

KentE

jehane · 08-13-2013, 11:10 PM

I've been borrowing through zinio for a while. 2 of my 3 libraries are part of the program. I read them on my tablet, through the zinio app. I also sometimes read them on my laptops (win7 and vista) without any problems. It's great, I'm downloading a few regularly and a few random ones occasionally. I don't really have time to read them all but as long as i remember to download them they don't expire, so i can read them when i do have time. My list bears a striking similarity to the one upthread. :-)

08-12-2013, 10:14 PM	#18
Lynx-lynx Treachery of images ... Posts: 4,122 Karma: 93720365 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Device: Sony 650, Kobo Glo, H2O, Aura One, Forma, Libra 2, Libra Colour	Wow, thanks tubemonkey for drawing my attention to this My local library in NSW, Aus, has Zinio Digital Magazines and provides access to over 100 magazines that library members can download for free. (Library membership here is free - Local Council owned and run). I know that the BB Playbook has a Zinio app, so now I've got a reason to use it eh!! Here's our choice: Spoiler: Zinio digital magazines Zinio online Zinio full digital magazines RBdigital gateway. 220 Triathlon. 50 Great British Locomotives. Android magazine Australia. Architecture Australia 0003-8725 Art of healing 1449-1680 Astronomy 0091-6358 Australian beading 1329-5111 Australian country collections 1329-511v Australian golf digest 1324-7476 Australian good taste 1327-7650 Australian handyman. Australian hi-fi 1442-1259 Australian homespun 1329-511 Australian NZ snowboarding 1448-7144 Australian property investor 1329-2447 Australian reader's digest. Australian wine showcase 4128-9763 Backyard & garden design ideas 1329-511b Bathroom yearbook 1328-0813 Beer lovers guide to Australia. Best buys home theatre 1442-2824 Bicycling Australia 1034-8085 Billboard magazine 0006-2510 Birthing magazine. Budget Decorating Ideas BuildHome 1444-2434 Camera 1449-0137 Comics and gaming monthly 1920-9150 Crochet traditions. Cross stitch collection. Cruise international 1758-2326 Destination weddings & honeymoons. Digital photography. Dirt action 1329-511X Discover 0274-7529 Dogs life 1329-5119 Drawing 1941-8140 Elle 0888-0808 Elle decor 1046-1957 Elle Mexico. Spanish 1870-106X Ellery Queen mystery magazine 0013-6328 Esquire 0194-9595 Gardening Australia 1325-1465 Good gardening. GQ Australia 1440-7795 Guitar techniques. Harper's bazaar 0017-7873 Holidays for couples 1445-4106 Home theater 1096-3065 Horses and people 8475-0937 Houses: kitchens + bathrooms 1833-5241 Inside history 1838-5044 Inside out renovating & decorating guide 1834-6693 Inside sport 1037-1648 Just bikes. Just cars. Knitter's magazine 0747-9026 Kung Fu Tai Chi 1050-2173 Landscapes 1838-1243 Limelight. Loulou. French. MacUser 0269-3275 Marie Claire 1081-8626 Men's health 1054-4836 Metro 0312-2654 Model railroader 0026-7341 Mountain biking Australia 1446-750x National Geographic interactive 0027-9358 National Geographic traveler interactive 0747-0932 New York review of books 0028-7504 Newsweek 0028-9604 O, the Oprah magazine 1531-3247 PaperCraft inspirations. PC & tech authority. PC Gamer. PC powerplay 1326-5644 Pets. Photoshop projects. Popular mechanics. Popular science. Quilters companion 1329-512x Reader's digest. Reader's digest living well with diabetes. Renovate 1329-5117 Riptide 1034-2346 Rock Rolling Stone 0035-791X Runner's world 0897-1706 Scholastic parent & child 1070-0552 Scuba diving 1060-9563 Seventeen 0037-301X Slam skateboarding 1036-3483 Small gardens, balconies & courtyards 1837-6320 Smith journal. Spirituality & health magazine 1520-5444 Star magazine. Surfing life 1036-3491 Surfing world magazine 1322-5375 Sustainable & water wise gardens 1329-51120 Tap! The iPhone and iPad magazine. Top homes 1444-3449 Transworld ride BMX. Ultimate guide to Android tablets. Vegetarian times. Vogue Australia 0042-8019 Vogue living 0042-8035 Weight Watchers 0043-2180 WellBeing. WellBeing anti-ageing 1329-51166 WellBeing fitness 1829-2180 Wellbeing food 1836-2672 Wellbeing happiness 2200-4424 Wellbeing parenting 2200-6680 WellBeing yoga 1329-5111 Wild (Prahran, Vic.) Wood magazine 0743-894X World soccer. ------------------- Edit I just went through the library/Zinio signup process and downloaded my first mag - hassle free Last edited by Lynx-lynx; 08-12-2013 at 10:25 PM.

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08-12-2013, 09:04 PM	#17
hwlester Wizard Posts: 1,343 Karma: 2786741 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Birmingham, AL Device: Sony Reader PRS-T1, Kindle Touch, misc. Android devices, Nook HD+	I had an issue with a recent update to the Android app where the app wouldnt finish loading to my library. I deleted data and re-signed in and all was well. Zinio uses a proprietary format AFAIK. It downloads thumbnails of the pages which are semi-readable as images but are not HQ by any definition. It also provides a text only mode. Have not really delved deep into the internals, though.

08-13-2013, 12:07 AM	#19
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,299 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Not available at my local library. My library does have ebooks via Overdrive, but I've never used it. I have so many on my reader waiting to be opened that I really just can't be bothered. I'd be interested in Ellery Queen. I used to buy them when they were sufficiently discounted at Fictionwise, but I have too many demands on my time to make a full price purchase worthwhile and don't want to pay full price for only a few stories. Odd, to me at least, that they have EQ and not Hitchcock's. (Or Analog and Asimov's, which I do pay full price for every month.)

08-13-2013, 11:10 PM	#29
jehane Book addict Posts: 441 Karma: 2650464 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Antarctica/Australia/Ohio Device: Sony PRS-300/T1/Asus TF101	I've been borrowing through zinio for a while. 2 of my 3 libraries are part of the program. I read them on my tablet, through the zinio app. I also sometimes read them on my laptops (win7 and vista) without any problems. It's great, I'm downloading a few regularly and a few random ones occasionally. I don't really have time to read them all but as long as i remember to download them they don't expire, so i can read them when i do have time. My list bears a striking similarity to the one upthread. :-)