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In reply to the discussion: No more print magazines, what do I do? [View all]progree
(10,904 posts)Thanks all who replied, even the snarky ones provided humor.
My title might have overstated things in my OP title, there is PLENTY of printed material out there. But I've had at least 3 of my magazines go all-digital on me, and some minor publications. So I'm trying hard not to just go find another print substitute, and at least explore the digital bandwagon. And I certainly see the pluses, as my house is full of old magazines and clippings.
First thanks for the many magazine recommendations, including Swank, LOL. Something to take my mind off worrying about the loss of PC World.
Since I posted last night, I found a couple of magazine sites that lists tons of magazines. I only spent a few minutes exploring each --
# http://www.magazine.com - seems to show only print magazines
# http://www.speedymags.com - seems to show both print magazines and digital magazines, and indicates with "digital issue", e.g. Newsweek, whether it is digital. Otherwise I presume they are print issues.
general newsweekly - I have been looking for a replacement for Newsweek, but in the way of a general news weekly (and I know Newsweek hadn't been that for some time), there's just Time, and The Week, I guess in print. (I'm looking for print magazines in case I can't find an appropriate digital reading device that underlines, annotates etc.)
progressive magazines - I'm very happy with my progressive magazines -- The Nation and Hightower Lowdown.
New Republic - by the way, I used to have The New Republic, but they kept calling and calling (or their third party buttholes did) to renew (even more than a year in advance of expiration), and besides telling the buttholes what I thought about them (after one or two polite requests to put me on their do not call list forever), I called The New Republic's number and complained, and they wouldn't take any responsibility for the situation, even though they didn't deny that they were the source of giving out my phone number and subscription status. So regretfully (except for their Zionist war hawk garbage and their overall hawkish foreign policy), I had to cancel. The renewal requests finally faded away.
personal computer magazine - I'm desperate though for a general PC (personal computer) magazine, in print unless I have the good fortune to find a magazine-reading device that underlines, annotates etc.. Will explore some more the above 2 sites. There are a couple of possiblilites.
Zinio Reader - Anyway, I will talk to Zinio -- the ones that PC World contracted with for the digital version -- about my ABSOLUTE NEED to be able to underline at the very least, and I will get whatever device I have to get in order to do so (though I suspect they don't provide for that capability even if the device it's on has the capability)
[font color = blue]If anyone can, and actually uses underlining, highlighting, annotation, whatever on an e-reader or tablet or whatever, whether for magazines or books, I'd love to hear how easy / hard it is. [/font]
PC World forum discussing the transition - I'll also see what they are saying on the PC World forum that is discussing the transition to all-digital:
# http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/forum/2028-pcworld-magazine/
That PC World forum sounds like an unhappy group, but I only read a couple threads so far, and it hasn't told me what if any devices they can underline (at the very least) on.
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I'll let you all know what I find out, but it might not be until Tuesday when I talk to Zinio.