For about the past 2 weeks, Zinio, a digital magazine distributor and retailer, have been having trouble with their servers. The earliest report on Zinio’s blog refer to delivery issues, and that post was published on 1 March. Since then there have been about 7 or 8 more posts in which the service has been [...]
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Zinio have been down for a couple weeks now – Did you notice?
March 10th, 2011 · 4 Comments · ebookstore news
Zinio’s first branded apps now available in iTunes
September 8th, 2010 · No Comments · press release
I almost didn’t post this. Zinio announced back in May that they were going to wrap theri reader app around various magazines and sell them as the named magazine. Now that the apps are available it feels anticlimactic. From the press release: Zinio, the global leader in digital-publishing technology and services, today announced an expansion [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab to ship with Zinio, Kobo, & Press Display
September 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Since everyone is covering this tablet, I was going to pass. It’s not worth my time to be one of the crowd. But I noticed a detail in the press release: The Samsung GALAXY Tab is packed with services to complement and enhance your life in different ways. Access to Android Marketplace lets users download [...]
Zinio now pitching digital textbooks
August 26th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
I’m not sure I beleive it either, but that’s what the email said. I’ve looked over the selection, and all of the titles I checked were selling for about half the list price. Of course, I could also get a paper copy for half the list price, so Zinio’s prices weren’t all that good. I [...]
Zinio, NACS announce partnership
July 12th, 2010 · No Comments · press release
From the press release: Zinio and NACS Media Solutions (NMS), a subsidiary of the National Association of College Stores (NACS), today announced a partnership to develop the first all-digital online newsstand directed specifically at the college market. Featuring 3,000-plus magazines and books suitable for reading through Zinio’s UNITY™ platform, which enables on-line or offline access [...]
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Zinio Magazine Reader App
July 6th, 2010 · No Comments · ipad app, software reviews
Zinio was one of the first apps I downloaded when I got my iPad. I was anxious to see what they do with magazine content and whether the subscription prices were reasonable. I was disappointed at first as the selection was limited and the prices were nothing to celebrate. And for the most part, the [...]
Zinio announce new dist. channels: Branded Apps and Print/Digital Bundling
May 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · publishing news, zinio
From the press release: Zinio, the leader in digital-publishing technology and services, today announced two opportunities to increase distribution for publishers: branded applications and print/digital subscription bundling. These services enable Zinio’s offering of over 2,500 consumer magazine titles and thousands of books, including 829 new consumer titles that joined in the first quarter alone, to [...]
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Zinio, Popular Science release iPad apps
April 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Android, software news, video
No surprise here. The Zinio app is free, and the PopSci app is based on the Mag+ demo that we saw a few weeks back. From the Zinio press release: Zinio, a global leader in digital publishing technology and services, today announced the availability of its Zinio App for iPad on the App Store. The [...]
Zinio Launches new Reader
March 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment · software news
They just announced a new version of their PC app, and it’s based on Adobe Air. From the press release: Zinio, the global leader in digital publishing technology and services, today announced the launch of Zinio Reader 4 (zinio.com/reader4), built using Adobe AIR. In combination with Zinio’s latest product launch, National Geographic celebrates World Water [...]
Zinio are working on Android, iPad Apps
March 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments · software news
Fierce Wireless is reporting: Zinio is in early beta testing with a version of its ereader platform for the Android operating system, which should ultimately be suitable for use in any Linux-based ereader, said Jeanniey Mullen, Zinio’s global executive vice president and chief marketing officer. The Android-compatible version is a follow-up to Zinio’s January launch [...]
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