July 9, 2010
When I walk into my local book stores I sometimes cringe when I see the number of magazines on shelves un-read and un-purchased, but yet so well designed and full of great information. I’ve asked store clerks more than a few times what happens to the magazines that they don’t sell. Each has said the [...]
June 7, 2010
The great thing about Google is that you can take any of its services and extend it to uses that are not so obvious. We have seen the uncounted ways you can use Google Search. Now, take Google Books for instance. Google Books is a Google service that makes discovering book content easier for us [...]
November 6, 2009
That’s true”¦articles from 650 magazines for you to read. But instead of flipping the pages, you will have to click the mouse at Maggwire. Who reads magazines these days? Plenty of people, I would say. My mother is one of them because the digital world is still like a mystic’s ball to her. Me? For [...]
September 5, 2009
Have you ever wanted to be on a magazine cover? Of course you have ““ who hasn’t? But the probability of you actually getting there is slim to none. Sorry for bursting your bubble but chances are you’re not going to be famous. But maybe you want to feel famous or you want to create [...]
January 28, 2009
One of the most attractive features of Google Books is the ability to read complete magazine archives there. At the moment, the selection isn’t too astounding (no “Playboy” available – I checked!) but neverthess there are still some nice ones there which shows that the magazine selection which has been scanned into Google is the beginning [...]
November 20, 2008
For the environmentally-conscious reader, Digital-magazine store Zinio is currently offering free subscriptions to select publications as part of its “Read Green Initiative.” There are several magazines to choose from in many categories. The sign up process is very simple: just select your magazine and provide an email address, then sign up for a Zinio account [...]
July 28, 2008
I’m a big fan of ebooks and have a huge collection of ebooks on various topics. Although I don’t read them on my cellphone now but later in this year when I plan to travel extensively, I’d definitely like to have the access to my ebooks collection on my phone and read them on the [...]
