Comments on: Zinio’s iPad Magazines Suggest Disappointing Future

By: ASFx

ASFx — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 20:59:32 +0000

Zinion hasn’t been working for me over the last few days. Their site is “down for maintenance” and I am unable to read any of my magazines… Anyone else have this problem or is it just me?

By: Donna Vaughn

Donna Vaughn — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 05:52:37 +0000

What is the problem with the Zinio IPad App? I downloaded the app on Thursday,Feb.25 and purchased a magazine. I have not been able to access it at all. I can’t sign in and the website doesn’t even recognize that I have a Internet connection. I get a message stating I need to have an Internet connection to use Zinio. I am so frustrated..How do I get a refund so I can purchase the print issue of the magazine?

By: Renaud Timmers

Renaud Timmers — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 00:04:40 +0000

Zinio is a lame duck, poorly flowing from one topic to another… I agree there is some improvement, though that may be due to slowly learn how to cope with the snail stuttering… Your content is towering over the clumsy structure of the project! That could be improved if you put some truely gifted lay-out and editing experts? Do make a further effort to make it a bliss to read your excellent Zinio stuff.
I hope that quality will remain your main target, efficiency improvement requires stamina and solid rewards! It is the same issur in my hospital! Dr. R.W.Timmers

By: Andre

Andre — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:19:43 +0000

Agreed! Zinio is great, I only want a few additional title such as Fast Company, Entrepreneur and Inc!

By: Vic

Vic — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 04:48:15 +0000

This article is, like so may things now in the bowels of the Internet, sorely out of date. I just found Zinio this year and thought I’d give them a try. Boy am I hooked. The interface is elegant once the publication fully loads. It’s fast and after setting up my account I have fast seamless purchases via safari and immediately I am back in the app. I barely even notice the change. On wifi the experience is far superior to any of the several ereaders I have tried. I am by no means a layman either. I develop software.

By: Marc

Marc — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:42:49 +0000

I love the Zinio app; Zinio is the first app that I’ve seen that lets me get digital copies of my favourite magazines on my iPhone. Zinio has the potential to stay on top of the e-magazine delivery to Apple mobiles and internet browsers, but there’s also the potential of a new startup to take that position from them. Reading these comments gives me faith that they are striving to keep their position.

I’ve done my fair share of beta testing, so I’m an understanding user. One thing I’ve learned, is to never complain about new software without constructive criticism and impatience. Thank Zinio for being the first (that I’m aware of). I want to see more magazines go paperless.

By: Denise

Denise — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 09:39:08 +0000

Thanks for explaining how to delete a magazine…It was driving me crazy being able to delete SOME, and not others!

Pretty strange though…must download to be able to delete… ehh.

By: Tablazines

Tablazines — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:06:52 +0000

Pretty misleading title to decide the future of magazine apps based on Zinio’s rather sparse pdf treatment of magazines.

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 15:10:03 +0000

I got this reply from Zinio: “The National Geographic is currently only available to residents of the US and Canada. I apologize for any inconvenience. This is at the request of the publisher. If you were living at your US address ;-) you could purchase this title.”

Someone at the National Geographic store in London suggested I ring NG subscriptions on 0845 045 0355. If we all ring, perhaps we’ll get more luck.

By: Apple Working On Subscription Plans for Newspapers

Apple Working On Subscription Plans for Newspapers — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:01:45 +0000

[...] to periodicals. Some apps feature in-app purchases to get around this (i.e., the Times), some, like Zinio, handle it outside of Apple’s iTunes store framework, and the iBooks app is missing such a [...]