
You can cancel at any time during the free trial, or you can cancel the service at any time after you start paying, because there’s no long-term contract. Whichever plan you select, you’ll get a one-month free trial to decide if you like it. You’ll also need to decide which service you want, and you’ll need a credit card to sign up for the service. You’ll need an iPad running iOS 5.0 or later. Just like Netflix, Hulu +, and similar services, you’ll need to make purchases at the website.

You cannot sign up for the service from within the Next Issue app. Most images in this review can be clicked for an enlarged view.Īfter I downloaded the free Next Issue app, I went to the Next Issue website to learn more about the service. How much do I love Next Issue? Let’s find out! The app is free, but you will have to subscribe to their service to access their magazines. I don’t have to be jealous any longer, because Next Issue now has an app for the iPad. The Next Issue service gives you unlimited access to all the magazines in their library, with new issues available each month. Zinio did offer subscriptions, and some of the magazines I liked were available in Zinio at a discounted subscription price.īack in April, I found myself jealous of Android users because of the Next Issue magazine app available for Android tablets. Most standalone magazine apps didn’t offer subscriptions, so I continued to pay full price (usually $4 to $5 per issue). In fact, I think it’s akin to buying the hardcover of a book and expecting to get the paperback and the audiobook versions for free.) One complaint I did share with many others is that I felt it was unfair for me to have to pay full newsstand price for a magazine that didn’t incur any printing prices.

One complaint many people had with these formats is that there was no way to get a digital copy for free if you already had a print subscription. I’ve tried stand-alone magazine apps and Zinio, both of which work very well to display the magazines. Enter the iPad, and magazines slowly became available for that platform. I’ve wanted ebook versions of magazines since I first got my hands on my Sony PRS-500 ebook reader many years ago, but I wanted something that could display the magazines in high resolution and in color. I love magazines, but I don’t love the clutter of them laying around the house nor the waste of paper involved for a few moments entertainment. If you buy something through the links on this page, we may earn a commission at no cost to you.
