Friday, May 9, 2008
New Way to Research Magazines
One of my international freelance friends alerted me to a new feature on BarnesandNoble.com: digital magazine subscriptions. This is an awesome idea, because it eliminates wasted paper and space. Plus, you'll have back issues right at your fingertips for easy reference. Many magazines, including Cosmopolitan, Men's Health, PC World, and Business Week also offer single digital issues for purchase, too. For other ideas on finding magazines, check out my earlier post on Magazine Mania.
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6 comments:
Neat! Thanks for sharing, Susan. :-)
*smiles*
Michele
Thanks, Susan. Sounds like a really useful tool!
-Dawn
That's brilliant. You really are the answer source for any writing question...even ones I haven't thought to ask :)
Thanks Susan. I did some more investigation with eyes wide open for a great deal and looking for any caveats.
I found this (buried) piece of info at the B&N web site -
"Magazine subscriptions and single issues are offered for sale by our trusted third-party sellers. The printed magazine subscription
seller is M2 Media. The digital magazine seller is Zinio. Your orders are fulfilled directly by these third-party sellers. All customer service for magazines is handled by the third-party sellers. Any questions or issues can be resolved most quickly by contacting the magazine sellers directly."
I was especially looking for any downloading and printing limitations. I found the following info at the Zinio web site -
"Not All Magazines Can Be Printed: The Print feature may not be available for a particular issue. The magazine publisher may choose
to restrict the printing rights of a magazine issue. If this is the case, your Print button will be grayed out when you have the magazine open. The inability to print will only affect some magazines, not all."
and
"NOTE FOR TEXTBOOKS: Please note that digital textbooks can only be downloaded and are locked to ONE primary computer. They cannot be downloaded again or transferred to another computer. So before completing the purchase and downloading the textbooks, ensure that you are on your primary computer.
ALL OTHER PUBLICATIONS: You can download a publication a second time if you accidentally delete it from your system or if you want to read it on a different computer."
I really do like this idea of limiting the amount of paper used and the digitizing of information. However a great idea like this usually comes with its "limitations" due to copyright infringement and piracy issues.
@Mark: good points! Thanks for pointing out the fine print. I still think it could be a good option, esp. for people who would otherwise have to pay for international shipping costs.
I definitely agree. My brother refers to the fine print as the mouse print - you know, the stuff that looks like mouse tracks.:)
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