<div dir="ltr">Some time ago I wrote to Bradford Libraries to complain that they didn't have any Linux magazines in their Zinio eMagazine service. They told me that this was decided upon by their suppliers. At the time I did contact their suppliers but I don't think my questions, to them, dug deep enough.<div>
Now, being most annoyed, that BL's Zinio service now has 5 Apple based magazines and lots of Microsoft biassed magazines I wrote to the suppliers again and this was their reply:-</div><div><br></div><div>..............</div>
<div><p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407238635814_1889" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407238635814_1914" style="font-size:11pt">Dear Brian</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407238635814_1890" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407238635814_1892" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407238635814_1891" style="font-size:11pt">Many thanks for your email.</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407238635814_1893" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407238635814_1895" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407238635814_1894" style="font-size:11pt">Magazine
publishers dictate to Zinio whether they want their magazines to be
available on the library platform. We provide the libraries with a
choice of collections
of magazines that they can add to their site which suit their
individual budgets. We also provide a list of titles they can add to
their collections on an ad hoc basis.</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407238635814_1911" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407238635814_1897" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407238635814_1896" style="font-size:11pt">With
regards to the Android magazines only showing back issues, on this
occasion the magazine publisher decided to remove the magazine from the
Zinio library’s
platform, it is therefore no longer available.</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407238635814_1898" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407238635814_1900" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407238635814_1899" style="font-size:11pt">With
regards to Linux it is available to libraries to add from the ad hoc
list we provide – therefore please speak to your library about this.</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407238635814_1901" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407238635814_1902" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407238635814_1909" style="font-size:11pt">Kind regards</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407238635814_1903" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407238635814_1904" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt">Jenna</span></p><p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407238635814_1904" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt">..................</span></p><p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407238635814_1904" class="">
<span style="font-size:11pt">I now intend to contact BL and shame them into stocking at least one Linux title.</span></p><p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407238635814_1904" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt">For those who don't know: If you have a Bradford Library card you can get to read a wide choice of eMagazines for free via BL's Zinio service.</span><br>
</p><p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407238635814_1904" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt"><br></span></p><p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407238635814_1904" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt">I'll report back my dealings with BL.</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407238635814_1904" class="">Brian</p></div></div>