I use to buy them at the news stand but the prices
have gone up and up with no end in sight. I then bought some by subscription
and those prices kept going up too. However, I noticed that if you waited long
enough near or after your subscription ran out, you would get an offer in the
mail for a half price subscription. Well, I thought that was great so a tried
that for a while.
I then noticed that you could go online to look for
bargain prices on magazine subscriptions and found Amazon.com offered the best
pricing. I now order books, magazines and other items most often through
Amazon. It’s always nice to save a few pennies.
However, I still go to my local library to borrow (for
free) books and found that you can also borrow other items like DVDs, Audio
Books, as well as Magazines. And it’s all free with a library card. My wife and
I read a lot and we visit the library at least once a week.
As part of my library membership I also get the online
library monthly newsletter that lists all their upcoming events and offerings.
Click below to go to the Wilmington, MA Public Library to see some of their
offerings. http://www.wilmlibrary.org/ . Besides borrowing books they also have
monthly activities for all ages including workshops, lectures, quest speakers
and book club meetings. I have attended and enjoyed several evening events and
most are free.
Recently I got the library newsletter online and
read about all the upcoming events. However I also noticed that my local
library belongs to a free digital magazine service call ZINIO. Your local
library probably has the same service. If you join Zinio through your library
and then join Zinio online, you can download over 100 digital versions of the
latest magazines for free. You can also join Zinio directly and get paid
subscriptions. Pay or get it free; your choice. You have to join Zinio through
your library if you want the free service.
If you join Zinio, you can read these magazines in
full color format online or download them to your computer, laptop, tablet, electronic
reader, Android, iPhone or iPod. Once downloaded, you can read them anywhere
and digitally flip pages or click on the text mode to read articles. In text
mode, you can adjust the size of the letters to soot your taste.
I know that having the hard cover version of a
book, magazine or newspaper is nice to hold in your hand or spread out on the
kitchen table. However, the digital readers certainly provide more convenience
to keep in your pocket and read anywhere.
I have an iPod and now use it to read digital books,
newspapers and magazines while on the go. It’s real handy while waiting at the
Doctor’s Office or riding the T to keep up with the latest headlines or even
read a full article.
I took a picture of some of the magazines available
on Zinio and you can see them below. You can go to Zinio.com and Click EXPLORE
to see some other magazines and flip through their pages. http://zinio.com . If you like it, go to your
library and see if they have the Zinio Service.
Comments always welcome…. Markryan82@comcast.net
Sample Magazines (From Zinio)
