Magazine Stores

GeoffC · 02-02-2013, 06:08 AM

Apart from Amazon and Apple, what options do we, in the UK, have for magazines on an android/google OS; and is a 7 incher really suitable?

HarryT · 02-02-2013, 06:22 AM

Whether or not it's suitable depends what type of magazine it is. If it's one containing primarily stories, then yes, it should be fine. If it has a more complex layout - columns, pictures, etc - then a larger screen is highly desirable.

murraypaul · 02-02-2013, 06:36 AM

A far as where you can purchase magazines, Apple, Amazon and Nook all sell magazines that are tied to their hardware and/or reading apps, and Zinio sell magazines that can be read on the PC and on apps for all non-eInk devices.

HarryT · 02-02-2013, 06:39 AM

Yes - Zinio magazines are essentially digital duplicates of a printed magazine, with the same layout, etc, whereas the magazines that Amazon sell are much more like ebooks (in fact they are ebooks).

fjtorres · 02-02-2013, 06:44 AM

A good source for ebook magazines is Calibre.
If you have access to a given newspaper or magazine website (it may be free or paywalled) and Calibre has a "recipe" for it, it can "screenscrape" the website into an ebook magazine.
It works very well for a lot of websites.

GeoffC · 02-02-2013, 08:33 AM

Thanks guys - lots to ponder on - I wasn't sure about Zinio and whether it 'sold' to UK subscribers.

(ggrrr Nat Geo have their own app but for ipad and kindle fire)

paulsalter · 02-02-2013, 09:34 AM

Google also offers magazines in the UK

pdurrant · 02-02-2013, 09:36 AM

Take a look at http://www.magzter.com/ who sell DRMed PDFs.

Barnes and Noble also sell magazines through their http://nook.co.uk/ store, in ePub format.

pidgeon92 · 02-02-2013, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

(ggrrr Nat Geo have their own app but for ipad and kindle fire)

I get National Geographic via Zinio.

xendula · 02-02-2013, 12:06 PM

I use Zinio on my tablets. The advantage is that you can install their app on any OS, AFAIK, so if you ever want go switch it up, you can. I must admit that I haven't read my subscription in many months, though. Books are more exciting

murraypaul · 02-02-2013, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

Thanks guys - lots to ponder on - I wasn't sure about Zinio and whether it 'sold' to UK subscribers.

They don't attempt any sort of enforcement of geo-restrictions, so you can either buy UK versions of magazines in pounds from the UK store, or US versions in dollars from the US store, or a mixture of both on the same account.
Just use gb.zinio.com or us.zinio.com

murraypaul · 02-02-2013, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Barnes and Noble also sell magazines through their http://nook.co.uk/ store, in ePub format.

Am I doing something wrong, or do they in fact have a grand total of four magazines and one newspaper available?

tubemonkey · 02-02-2013, 03:27 PM

Pulse
Currents
Flipboard
Zinio
Next Issue
Play Magazines

Lemurion · 02-03-2013, 09:30 PM

I generally use either Zinio or Flipboard. I've been a happy Zinio customer for years (they keep offering me a year's worth of car magazines for $5 and I keep grabbing them).

GeoffC · 02-04-2013, 04:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by murraypaul

Am I doing something wrong, or do they in fact have a grand total of four magazines and one newspaper available?

That was my thought, too - which is one reason I was asking the question.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Pulse
Currents
Flipboard
Zinio
Next Issue
Play Magazines

Thank you - Very Useful ..

02-02-2013, 06:08 AM	#1
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Magazine Stores Apart from Amazon and Apple, what options do we, in the UK, have for magazines on an android/google OS; and is a 7 incher really suitable?

02-02-2013, 03:27 PM	#13
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,475 Karma: 158151390 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Pulse Currents Flipboard Zinio Next Issue Play Magazines

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Whether or not it's suitable depends what type of magazine it is. If it's one containing primarily stories, then yes, it should be fine. If it has a more complex layout - columns, pictures, etc - then a larger screen is highly desirable.

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murraypaul Interested Bystander Posts: 3,725 Karma: 19728152 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Note 4, Kobo One	A far as where you can purchase magazines, Apple, Amazon and Nook all sell magazines that are tied to their hardware and/or reading apps, and Zinio sell magazines that can be read on the PC and on apps for all non-eInk devices.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Yes - Zinio magazines are essentially digital duplicates of a printed magazine, with the same layout, etc, whereas the magazines that Amazon sell are much more like ebooks (in fact they are ebooks).

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fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	A good source for ebook magazines is Calibre. If you have access to a given newspaper or magazine website (it may be free or paywalled) and Calibre has a "recipe" for it, it can "screenscrape" the website into an ebook magazine. It works very well for a lot of websites.

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GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Thanks guys - lots to ponder on - I wasn't sure about Zinio and whether it 'sold' to UK subscribers. (ggrrr Nat Geo have their own app but for ipad and kindle fire)

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pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,484 Karma: 305784726 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	Take a look at http://www.magzter.com/ who sell DRMed PDFs. Barnes and Noble also sell magazines through their http://nook.co.uk/ store, in ePub format.

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xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	I use Zinio on my tablets. The advantage is that you can install their app on any OS, AFAIK, so if you ever want go switch it up, you can. I must admit that I haven't read my subscription in many months, though. Books are more exciting

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Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	I generally use either Zinio or Flipboard. I've been a happy Zinio customer for years (they keep offering me a year's worth of car magazines for $5 and I keep grabbing them).

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