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20. Thanks much all. Yes, there's still plenty of printed material, but I have to explore digital too
Wed Aug 28, 2013, 09:52 PM
Aug 2013

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.

Haven't subscribed to, or read, any print magazines in a few, OK more than a few, years HarveyDarkey Aug 2013 #1
I subscribe to more now, and... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #2
Can you underline, annotate, put stars in margin? Things like that? Thx. progree Aug 2013 #3
Yeah, but I never bother. TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #5
Vanity Fair is still in print HeiressofBickworth Aug 2013 #4
I love Vanity Fair sammytko Aug 2013 #7
My favorite. RiffRandell Aug 2013 #9
They still print Swank. Throd Aug 2013 #6
Lol! RiffRandell Aug 2013 #11
Here you go: Animal Network Magazines antiquie Aug 2013 #8
What is interesting is that the general circulation news magazines Jenoch Aug 2013 #10
Part of the reason Carolina Aug 2013 #13
I was never a news magazine subscriber, Jenoch Aug 2013 #14
LOL! Carolina Aug 2013 #15
That is pretty funny! nt avebury Aug 2013 #21
this is called medium loss = job loss olddots Aug 2013 #12
I really enjoy reading magazines on my iPad! GermanDem Aug 2013 #16
I love magazines. grasswire Aug 2013 #17
On paper we still get ... surrealAmerican Aug 2013 #18
National Geographic johnsolaris Aug 2013 #19
Thanks much all. Yes, there's still plenty of printed material, but I have to explore digital too progree Aug 2013 #20
Maximum PC is a good technology magazine csziggy Aug 2013 #22
The shift from print to online is going to be more difficult for some then others davidpdx Aug 2013 #23
The New Yorker has lots of good reading. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2013 #24
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