05-14-2011, 06:59 PM | #1 |
Séduisant
Posts: 4,706
Karma: 2107018
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Texas, USA
Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6
|
Zinio for Magazines (Text Settings)
I've never used Zinio before until today (app for Android). I noticed there are no settings to change the text size (within "text" view), font, margins, line spacing, and background color. I'm shocked that the NOOK Android app, which now supports magazines, is superior than the Zinio Android app. How are things on the iOS side for this app?
|
05-14-2011, 10:33 PM | #2 |
Wizard
Posts: 2,251
Karma: 3720310
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: USA
Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)
|
As I recall from using Zinio on a pc, magazines are more like a PDF file. You can zoom in and out, etc. but the font, margins, etc. are fixed, just like a PDF. Magazines are normally laid out in a fairly rigid format, and I imagine they want it displayed the way they laid it out. I'm hoping someday they will adapt to a more digital-friendly format, where an article can be resized, background color changed, etc. One of my pet peeves is when magazines print articles on odd-colored or black backgrounds, making things hard to read.
|
Advert | |
|
05-15-2011, 01:44 AM | #3 | |
Member Retired
Posts: 3,308
Karma: 13024950
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Augsburg (near Munich), Germany
Device: 26 Readers, 44 Tablets
|
Quote:
|
|
05-15-2011, 04:06 AM | #4 |
Murderous Mustela
Posts: 10,141
Karma: 47366760
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: The other land of schnitzel and beer
Device: iPad M1 Pro, Kindle Paperwhite
|
Yeah, Zinio magazines have a fixed layout. Personally if I didn't own a device with a display at least as big as my iPad's then I wouldn't bother with it at all.
Last edited by Dylrob; 05-15-2011 at 08:46 AM. |
05-15-2011, 08:41 AM | #5 |
Séduisant
Posts: 4,706
Karma: 2107018
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Texas, USA
Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6
|
Thanks for the replies.
|
Advert | |
|
05-26-2011, 07:21 AM | #6 |
Enthusiast
Posts: 42
Karma: 10
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Michigan, USA
Device: Onyx Boox Nova2
|
I don't like Zinio because it seems to cause my ipad to take an extremely long time to sync. After I deleted Zinio (after online help advice to do so) the sync process speed improved dramatically from about 30 minutes to less than 4 minutes.
I don't know what it was about that app, but sync is better without it! |
05-26-2011, 04:01 PM | #7 | |
Member Retired
Posts: 3,308
Karma: 13024950
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Augsburg (near Munich), Germany
Device: 26 Readers, 44 Tablets
|
Quote:
It's a known issue and easy to explain: A single magazine easily can have >> 100MB. |
|
06-17-2011, 08:09 PM | #8 |
Retired & reading more!
Posts: 2,764
Karma: 1884247
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: North Alabama, USA
Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One
|
I have Zinio on the iPad 2. In the "Page" mode (but not in the "Text" mode) you can zoom in/out with the two finger pinch motion. To me this is easier & better than the fixed font size of the "Text" mode. I like it better than the PC version.
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Zinio magazines and ipad | kcynkar | Apple Devices | 7 | 02-18-2011 12:55 AM |
Magazines with Zinio on ipad looks SOOOOO good!! | athlonkmf | Apple Devices | 37 | 06-01-2010 06:04 PM |
Zinio adds textbooks to its e-magazines offering | Gaurnim | News | 4 | 01-19-2009 08:02 AM |
Zinio free magazines for iPhone / works for all | TadW | Apple Devices | 4 | 05-31-2008 02:54 PM |
Zinio launches "global newsstand" for digital magazines | Brian | News | 4 | 09-13-2005 09:57 AM |