Comments on: Zinio magazines on Android phones: Will you read them?

By: dirtypad

dirtypad — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:35:36 +0000

I found myself standing at a Verizon store last night because of Zinio, Hulu and Netflix. My friend had had enough of waiting for these apps to show up for her Droid. We were there to get her a shiny new white iPhone 4 so she could go home that night and watch Hulu/Netflix and gorge on Shape magazine. When I reminded her to order the HDMI cable she went ballistic: I can read Shape magazine on my flat panel TV?!!? I had been thinking about her watching Hulu/Netflix but hey, we’re all different. Keeps life interesting right?

I for one have been buying more magazines from Zinio lately as they’ve finally started standing up to Steve Jobs. It used to be they quaked in their boots at the mere thought of someone snitching them out to Steve: I saw a _nipple_ in the Maxim Russia edition in Zinio on my iPhone! I’m not kidding, I wrote in to ask them why I couldn’t download Maxim Russian edition to my iPad when Zinio mobile first came out.

These days you can get your Low Rider Girls and check out the curves whilst killing time on the bus waiting for your personal muse to come back to you. and your Maxim Russia, India, Italy… the world of magazines at your finger tips nipples included.

By: Justin S

Justin S — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:42:49 +0000

I’ve been using Zinio on the Xoom and it is great. Just started using it on my Incredible and so far no issues. I installed it on the phone for the sole purpose as a back up to when I don’t have the Xoom around. Ideally, I’d like to see Google offer magazines so I only have to rely on one source but at least I have options and can purchase within the app.

By: borax99 (Alain C.)

borax99 (Alain C.) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:32:11 +0000

??? I’ve been using Zinio on Froyo Galaxy tab since December last year, didn’t realize it wasn’t generally available. Works *very* well on a 7-inch screen, not so sure how well that will work on smaller screens.

By: Tablazines

Tablazines — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:26:04 +0000

We publish an iPad magazine and have both iPad and iPhone versions. The iphone version is very much like what Zinio offers on smart phones… a scaled down version meant to capture mindshare/market share but we print in our mag that for optimal reading pleasure… please read it on an iPad.

I would assume that those who have both phones and tablets would prefer to read magazine content on the tablet.