FREE Digital Access to Magazines

At the beach/airport/Secretary of State office with nothing to read?

Looking to compare products but don’t have time to get to the library?

Want to read the new profile of that sports great that hit the newsstand today?

We now deliver current e-editions of nearly 75 popular magazines directly to you!

KDL is the first library system in Michigan to offer Zinio, an online magazine service that includes publications such as Consumer Reports, ESPN The Magazine, Good Housekeeping and US Weekly.

The Zinio platform recreates magazines page-for-page, including full-color pictures and interactive media elements such as audio and video. Magazines can be read not only on a Mac or PC but on a variety of mobile devices using Zinio’s reader apps. Check out our Downloading Instructions page for details.

 

 

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Morgan J.

Morgan J. is a KDL communications assistant. She spends summers as a “hood ornament” of sorts while her husband captains their old, cedar-sided pontoon down the Flat River. In the wintertime she counts the days until she’ll have her toes in the water again.


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This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 18th, 2012 at 11:00 am and is filed under Books & More, News, Parents & Kids, Research & Computer Tips, Teens. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

8 Responses to “FREE Digital Access to Magazines”

  1. Joseph Says:
    September 30th, 2012 at 11:36 am

    Can we get it on a nook or kindle??

  2. Sheri Says:
    October 1st, 2012 at 8:33 am

    Hi Joseph,

    You can download the Zinio app for the Kindle Fire only. (See instructions here.)

    Because Zinio magazines are in full-color format, they are not compatible with black-and-white Kindles or Nooks. Barnes & Noble also has not made the Zinio app available for their color Nooks and tablets.

    Thanks,
    Sheri
    KDL Webmaster
    webmaster@kdl.org

  3. John Says:
    October 3rd, 2012 at 11:22 am

    I would love to see some hunting and fishing magazines available. Thanks!!

  4. Sheri Says:
    October 3rd, 2012 at 12:32 pm

    Hi John,

    Our Zinio service does include “Field & Stream” magazine. If there are other titles you’d like to suggest, please feel free to fill out our Recommend a Purchase form.

    Thanks,
    Sheri
    KDL Webmaster
    webmaster@kdl.org

  5. Dave Says:
    October 11th, 2012 at 7:38 pm

    This is awesome! I’m always impressed with the library’s service. Thanks for being on top of it.

  6. Morgan Says:
    October 11th, 2012 at 8:46 pm

    Dave- We live to serve you. And if you tell three friends about this, and they tell three friends, and those friends tell three friends… well, what a wonderful world this would be!

  7. Kim Says:
    October 19th, 2012 at 10:35 am

    Are only current issues available? Is there a way to view back issues online?

  8. Sheri Says:
    October 19th, 2012 at 11:44 am

    Hi Kim,

    Right now, only current issues are available, but they are working on including back issues as well. Since this is a brand-new service, some features are still in development, so stay tuned!

    Sheri
    KDL Webmaster

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