Zinio, is it worth it?
Just got a new laptop and noticed this app I had never seen or used before, Zinio . It is a on line magazine service. hmurchison said that you could only print one page at a time, has this been corrected? And the copy and paste limitations, are you able to do that now? In general I think it is a good idea but having a paper copy of magazines or reference materials just seems better.
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Originally posted by reg
Just got a new laptop and noticed this app I had never seen or used before, Zinio . It is a on line magazine service. hmurchison said that you could only print one page at a time, has this been corrected? And the copy and paste limitations, are you able to do that now? In general I think it is a good idea but having a paper copy of magazines or reference materials just seems better.
reg
Hmmm I'll take a look and see if there's a new version. Zinio has potential but it needs to be faster and have areas on the page that can be cut n paste.
I was interested in a programming mag but you couldn't cut n paste the code...well what's the freakin' point of online mags then?
- still slow;
- you have to enlarge every page, every time and it's annoying;
- cut and paste is limited (this may have changed);
- can't read it in the bathroom...
The biggest advantage for me is that I can't misplace any issues anymore!
Originally posted by cj3209
- you have to enlarge every page, every time and it's annoying
That was the deal killer for me. I assumed it was a bug early on, and emailed them. On a 23" monitor you should be able to read the text without zooming. Fix that and I would use it.
So, while I'm not heartbroken over losing copies of MacWorld which I didn't pay for (thank goodness), it does blow that I can only re-download files at work. I wouldn't bother and am certainly not about to renew my MacWorld subscription.