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RE: JA said that I should subscribe via Zinio

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In Reply to: RE: JA said that I should subscribe via Zinio posted by fmak on August 18, 2012 at 11:28:23

>This is an interesting admission by JA, who previously had implied that >Zinio was OK on a PC.

Actually, no I didn't imply that. I have said all along that the Zinio
and Apple Newsstand editions follow the paper magazine in having a
vertical form factor, and are thus less-optimal for reading on desktop
computers, whether they be PCs or Macs.

>I have said all the way along that Adobe Air is substandard and that
>Zinio went ahead to 4 w/o adequate preparation for its Reader software.

I ask again: what is the specific problem you are having with Adobe Air?
And if there are problems, shouldn't your beef be with Adobe, not
Stereophile?

>So, we have Stereophile opting for a web format designed for MACs only.
>Sad.

I don't understand this statement. The discussion has been about the Zinio
edition of Stereophile, which is identical in appearance and presentation
to the paper magazine and loosk the same on PCs and Macs. Stereophile's
Web format is independently designed, and the content of our website,
while mostly the same as that of the paper magazine, does have some major
differences. The Stereophile website looks identical on both PCs and
Macs, as well as on iPads and iPhones, but looks very different to the
paper, iPad, and Apple newsstand editions.

>Why doesn't Stereophile and other US magazines allow Amazon to sell
>internationally...

I don't know but I will ask. I suspect that it is something to do
with copyright.

>or enable eBay subscription of the paper magazine?

Again, I will ask and get back to you.

John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile

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