Digital magazine subscriptions - anyone have them?
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As the title suggests, does anyone have them? I've just got myself a tablet and seen that newsstand have a good selection of magazines including American ones that I'm interested in. I've always preferred to have the physical copy of the mag but it's sometimes hard to get the American ones over here. Does any one rate digital copies?
Thanks
Wilksy
Thanks
Wilksy
I'll be honest I struggle with the notion of paying for digital content, and I say that as someone who has a couple of magazines delivered every month that often never even get unwrapped and read before going in the bin because of the space they occupy.
If it means you're more likely to read them then go for it I say - and yes it does make it much easier to access global content where there are regional differences.
If it means you're more likely to read them then go for it I say - and yes it does make it much easier to access global content where there are regional differences.
Try Readly.
You can try it for free for a trial period and then£9.99pm.
It's great with loads of choice in magazines including American ( you can filter by country). I find I'm using it more and more and enables me to read stuff that I might not normally buy.
You can try it for free for a trial period and then£9.99pm.
It's great with loads of choice in magazines including American ( you can filter by country). I find I'm using it more and more and enables me to read stuff that I might not normally buy.
Edited by craig1912 on Sunday 26th July 17:28
craig1912 said:
Try Readly.
You can try it for free for a trial period and then£9.99pm.
It's great with loads of choice in magazines including American ( you can filter by country). I find I'm using it more and more and enables me to read stuff that I might not normally buy.
Thanks! Just off on holiday, this will do nicely. 2 weeks free and no payment info taken.You can try it for free for a trial period and then£9.99pm.
It's great with loads of choice in magazines including American ( you can filter by country). I find I'm using it more and more and enables me to read stuff that I might not normally buy.
Edited by craig1912 on Sunday 26th July 17:28
craig1912 said:
Readly
I've just subscribed to Readly, and cancelled a couple of 'paper' subscriptions that nearly covers the cost.Instead of flicking through mags like Autocar, Autosport and CAR on WHSmith's shelf and buying a couple of issues a year you can read them with the app for 'free'.
Truckosaurus said:
I've just subscribed to Readly, and cancelled a couple of 'paper' subscriptions that nearly covers the cost.
Instead of flicking through mags like Autocar, Autosport and CAR on WHSmith's shelf and buying a couple of issues a year you can read them with the app for 'free'.
I'm thinking the same. Very impressed with this, you can get all the back issues too.Instead of flicking through mags like Autocar, Autosport and CAR on WHSmith's shelf and buying a couple of issues a year you can read them with the app for 'free'.
Everything I subscribe to is digital, switched about 18 months after the iPad launched and magazine publishers had digital issues working well enough. I was travelling a lot at the time and it was far easier and I'd get the issues quicker than the next time I was home. Cheap American magazines is a bonus too.
I've gone back to a print sub for Singletrack though, just because they print on lovely paper and I enjoy it. They're a great example of doing digital well - things like having all of their back issues available as PDFs to subscribers is a really nice touch.
Not heard of Readly, looks like they have enough that I'd easily get £9.99/month of value out of it.
I've gone back to a print sub for Singletrack though, just because they print on lovely paper and I enjoy it. They're a great example of doing digital well - things like having all of their back issues available as PDFs to subscribers is a really nice touch.
Not heard of Readly, looks like they have enough that I'd easily get £9.99/month of value out of it.
I get National Dragster magazine (the NHRA's fornightly magazine) via electronic copy and it works very well. You can either use the online reader or download the PDF.
I get my only UK based magazine (Flyer) in paper form though I'd be happy with it electronic if I had and used a tablet.
I get my only UK based magazine (Flyer) in paper form though I'd be happy with it electronic if I had and used a tablet.
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