Old 04-14-2013, 11:30 AM
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Pollytink
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Interesting that you should ask today! I was going to post about this too. I have Quilter's World and love it. But...someone mentioned that there is an article and pattern from McKenna Ryan in the April 2013 issue of American Patchwork &Quilting. Went there, excited, and was going to sub to their digital issue and buy the one issue with that article. Decided to just get the one issue. Turned out it wasn't a pdf like Quilter's World but is through Zinio, a "company" that I'd recently discovered is also at my local library where I can get free issues of various magazines. I'd signed up there but hadn't looked at any of them. I'm still a little confused about how it works but apparently I have a "library" at their site where my magazines are. Opened the APQ one I'd bought and it's in a format I DON'T like. Have checked out a couple of other mags with that app or whatever it is and found it hard to navigate. Also discovered that if I want to print out an article or pattern, it will only do a two-page spread at a time.

At this point I'm disappointed and feel like "give me my money back" and I'll try to find the paper version. Also it apparently doesn't download to MY computer, have to go to their site to read it. I bought it....I want it on MY computer! This happened Sat so I thought I'd call their customer service this week and ask some questions. I don't understand why they chose this format for it.

Re F&P, I have their paper subscr (DD renews it ea yr for Xmas--prob no more tho) and haven't yet tried accessing the digital edition which I'm supposed to have access to also. I've had trouble in the past trying to access their videos and more with not very good support so am more than a little put out with them now.

Would like to know if anyone else has worked with the Zinio mag issues and how you liked them? I'd be very happy if they all did them like Quilter's World does! Oh....I got both of Jenny's mags/books digital and they download like Quilter's World and are fine.
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