Some magazines offer a digital subscription. Woman's Weekly do so do all the DC Thomson publications.
Readly is a service offering hundreds of magazines, which seems convenient for those who read several different magazines. It costs £7.99 so probably not worth it if you only intend (or have time) to read a few, but a short subscription might be useful for research purposes. They offer a two week free trial.
Do you read any magazines electronically? Would you consider doing so in the future? Or is paper always your preferred choice?
4 comments:
Would definitely consider subscribing/reading online, though I do like my paper mags - since the days when I received Jackie through the letterbox every week I've always looked forward to finding half an hour to enjoy a good magazine, a cuppa and a bit of peace. Is it a generation thing? I just wonder if paper magazines will even exist in 15 years time. Nowadays I nearly always buy e-books rather than paperbacks. I've bought and downloaded some great story collections by regular magazine writers recently.
Mimi
Hmm, not sure about reading magazines online. I too love the paper version. Having said that I do read books on Kindle and I do have lots of past editions of magazines cluttering up the house as I like to re-read older versions for inspiration. Might be worth a try but after a long day staring at a screen, like Mimi says, its nice to sit down with a good old-fashioned mag.
Thanks for this information, Patsy. I'll check it out.
As a short-term research tool, I'd read online. But I love to read curled up in a chair, or in the bath, well away from my PC.
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