Sorry for dragging up an old thread but...<div><br></div><div>I've had my reply from Future Publishing - there's no access to the PDFs. It even says so here: <a href="http://www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/content/lp/linuxformat/" target="_blank">http://www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/content/lp/linuxformat/</a> </div>
<div><div><br></div><div>I mailed Zinio about the same issue, and they were very kind and gave me a free issue as a taster. It's very readable, and not at all as flashy as I'd expected - it's mostly just page hyperlinks from the contents page. Hyperlinks for URLs are active too, but irritatingly open in a browser wrapper in-app rather than firing out to the system default, robbing you of any browser tools.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Am I mad to want an assurance that I'll always be able to read my digital copy of the magazine forever, even though I'm currently recycling my paper copies? </div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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On 5 March 2012 14:23, Jason Irwin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jasonirwin73@gmail.com" target="_blank">jasonirwin73@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div>On 05/03/12 14:03, Dan Caseley wrote:<br>
> I know the subscription comes with access to the PDF back-catalogue, but<br>
> I'm forever struggling with the guilt of having something printed that<br>
> I'll only recycle, and getting the cover disks made that I hardly ever use.<br>
> On the flip-side, Zinio is proprietary, they have Adobe AIR based<br>
> clients for Web, Windows & OSX (and possibly Linux), as well as apps for<br>
> iOS and Android.<br>
</div>Are you sure you would not still have access to the PDF back-catalogue?<br>
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Why not ask the mag about it? This month they said something about a<br>
trying to find a future replacement for Adobe Arse...err...Air.<br>
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Another option would be to keep the print subscription and donate to<br>
somewhere local (doctor's surgery, cafe).<br>
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Jason Irwin<br>
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