[Bradford] Bradford Libraries eMagazines

[Brian A]

There's one change taken place since I wrote the first emails re the
eMagazines.  It was possible to read the magazines via the Zinio web site.
Now it is not. If you have Windows, Mac or Android there is a Zinio app
that you can download to view the magazines. However, if you have Linux
there is no app. I was disgruntled and wrote top complain about it. I got a
reply but it was not at all satisfactory. So, now I have to read on my
phone.
Brian


On 28 May 2013 22:36, Paul Colley <pchcolley at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi John, Brian all
>
> In addition to your Samba article, I included the Bradford Libraries
> eMagazines information in the latest issue of Briefing Bradford
> http://bit.ly/may13bb
>
> Thanks again to you both for the great content!
>
> Following up on the latter, I received the following from Albert Freeman,
> DIVA Database Officer (T: 01274 434572, E: albert.freeman at bradford.gov.uk
> ):
>
> If you ever need to know anything else about the libraries' online
> subscriptions, including Zinio, let me know. Zinio itself is a little
> complicated, as you have found out yourself, due to the fact that you need
> to register twice: once for Bradford Libraries Zinio account, and then once
> for a Zinio account to manage your own titles.
>
> I recently re-wrote the page of the Libraries website to try and make it a
> little clearer for site visitors:
> www.bradford.gov.uk/bmdc/leisure_and_culture/library_and_information_services/library_services/Zinio_Magazines<http://uk-mg42.mail.yahoo.com/neo/www.bradford.gov.uk/bmdc/leisure_and_culture/library_and_information_services/library_services/Zinio_Magazines>
>
> And you may find some of our other online resources useful too:
> www.bradford.gov.uk/asp/libraries/electronic.asp<http://uk-mg42.mail.yahoo.com/neo/www.bradford.gov.uk/asp/libraries/electronic.asp>
>
> Cheers
>
> P.
>
>   ------------------------------
>  *From:* John R. Hudson <j.r.hudson at virginmedia.com>
> *To:* Brian A <bradlug at techchico.org.uk>
> *Cc:* BradLUG <bradford at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 28 May 2013, 11:34
> *Subject:* Re: [Bradford] Bradford Libraries eMagazines
>
> Forgotten what magazines you were talking about but LinuxFormat actively
> discourage using Zinio because of its poor quality; it is only available
> because Future use it for other publications.
>
> John
> --
> On Tue, 2013-05-28 at 10:52 +0100, Brian A wrote:
> > After a couple of emails, giving Linux the 'hard sell',  I have
> > received this reply.
> >
> >
> > "Thanks for getting back to me.  Bradford Libraries use the Zinio
> > service through an aggregator called WF Howes.  The lists they supply
> > to us do not include all the magazines on the Zinio website.  I think
> > the magazines have to agree to be part of the "library" service
> > because they are in effect selling one magazine to numerous customers.
> >
> > I will contact Howes and see if they can ask Zinio to try and get a
> > Linux magazine included."
> >
> >
> > So it looks as if the Library Service gets what they are given but
> > there may be a glimmer of hope that we could get a Linux magazine
> > added to the list.
> >
> >
> > Brian
> >
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