How to Read Magazines Digitally for Free
Magazine publishers are quickly realizing the benefits of allowing consumers to view their product digitally. Digital-based magazines are cheaper to produce than their paper versions, can give the consumer a more enriching experience with video, sound and Web links, and can reach a global audience if they're available online. To attract consumers to this new form of magazine reading, some publishers are offering their content free of charge through online sources.
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Navigate to a website that offers digital subscriptions to magazines. Although you will have to pay for the majority of the digital magazines offered, you can read some for free if you sign up for an account. Three websites that offer free digital magazines are Zinio, Turnit and eMagazines.
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Navigate to the website of the magazine you'd like to read. Magazine publishers will display some of the content you'd find in the paper versions of their magazines on their websites.
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Download a free magazine app from iTunes. Although most apps do cost money to view, some -- such as USA Triathlon Magazine -- are free. You will need to download iTunes and have an Apple account before you can download these apps.
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