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14th Dec 2015, 06:13 PM #1Golden Member
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Amazing Value - Electronic Magazine Subscription - Model Eng and Model ENg Workshop
I was on the MEW site and saw they distributed electronic copies via a site called Magzter.
I had a look ............ amazing value ...............MEW and MEW electronic versions plus 3498 other magazines for $7.99 per month
Go here World's Largest Newsstand | Online Magazines | Digital Magazine for iPad, Android, Windows 8 and Web
Hit the link for the Gold Package at top of page you can subscribe to 3500 magazines for 7.99 a month
Take out a 3 months subscription to check it out - there is a fairly good search function
and you can share it with 4 of your friends just type in their email addresses
You also get access to back copies - some magazines have more back copies than others
If you use your tablet you can save individual pages as pdf files or squirt them straight to email, facebook, etc etc etc
You can bookmark pages to find them later
its worth it just to get access to the latest ME and MEW without mentioning the back copies - limited to last 12 months for MEW
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Bill
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14th Dec 2015, 08:18 PM #2Senior Member
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Looks sus to me. I couldn't find any mention of magster on the mew website.
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14th Dec 2015, 09:48 PM #3Golden Member
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Not a scam - original post here
I agree the offer seems extraordinary especially when you consider that the subscription to the individual magazines on the same site are quite expensive.
Found it !- Posted by Niel Wyatt one of the moderators of the forum and the editor of MEW - here is the link
25 years of Model Engineers' Workshop Special | Model Engineer
Another alternative source for DIGITAL ISSUES is Magzter:
www.magzter.com/GB/MyTime_Media_Ltd./Model_Engineers%27_Workshop/Home/105022
Neil
Edited By Neil Wyatt on 07/07/2015 19:52:08
Last edited by steamingbill; 14th Dec 2015 at 09:49 PM. Reason: minor typo
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15th Dec 2015, 06:27 AM #4
Are the magazines Downloadable ?
Shane
Got the square peg in the round hole, now can't get it out !!
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15th Dec 2015, 07:57 AM #5Golden Member
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Yes the magazines are downloadable.
They are not pdf files.
You need the Magzter app to read them after you have downloaded them, the app is free.
You can then save individual pages as pdf files - and then its fairly easy to use other software to stitch 3-4 pdf files together to make a single pdf file if you want to.
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15th Dec 2015, 05:52 PM #6Senior Member
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I stand corrected. .. Looking forward to a review of how well it works. Pocket mag isn't that impressive, competition might help.
-Russell
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17th Jan 2016, 03:26 PM #7Golden Member
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Review : Brilliant Fabulous etc etc
Ok ............ review time
Summary .............. Its Brilliant .............................
Zillions of Magazines - Old Glory devoted to old steam engines, Heritage Railway - not hard to guess what that's about, Motor cycle mags, Total Guitar and Computer Music amongst others, various industrial magazines, painting drawing drumming electronics etc etc etc ..... and the two I wanted the Model Engineer and MEW. Various Home Beautiful type mags. Not all mags are included in the Gold package of 3500 magazines but ME and MEW are definitely included and enough of the others so that you'd never ever be short of something to read.
List of all magazines here The "All You Can Read" Subscription with Unlimited Access to 3,500+ Digital Magazines with Magzter GOLD. Create your Own Magazine Library on Magzter! it is searchable
Back copies available ie different for different magazines - I think currently approx 12 months on ME and MEW
Ability to include 4 friends in your subscription - or alternately 5 of you pay $1.60 each per month and get access to a gazillion magazines.
Ability to export articles as pdf files (page by page) but then its quite easy to glue them together again electronically
Ability to post an entire article on Facebook, Email, Discussion Boards, - example here Model Engineers' Workshop - January 2016 Digital Magazine from Magzter - World's Largest Digital Newsstand
Android has more capabilities and functionality than Desktop - can download magazine to Android and read later offline cannot do that on Desktop.
Sharp clear graphics and text - dont know whether or not they are scans - they might be some sort of propriety digital magazine file format that MEW gives to Magzter ?- can anybody comment further on how this might be done ?
As mentioned before its not a scam, endorsed by editor of MEW and ME see link in post above.
My impression is that the business model must rely upon massive subscriber base and low cost to distribute electronic media - am intrigued can anyone comment on this ?- electronic access seems to lag the paper copies by a couple of weeks but it would take that long for postage from UK and US anyway.
Summary ............ Its Brilliant .......... have a look. Before anybody asks I'm not affiliated or on finders fees or getting kickbacks etc etc etc.
Bill
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17th Jan 2016, 06:11 PM #8Most Valued Member
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15th Mar 2019, 04:54 PM #9Golden Member
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Groupon Magzter deal
Groupon currently have a $30 deal on 12 months of Magzter Gold.
Thats quite a good bargain. All ME and MEW and Old Glory and whatever else you are interested in for yourself and 4 friends for $30.
I thought I posted this last night but cannot see it today - Maybe I transgressed and a Moderator deleted it. Dont know.
Link HERE
Bill
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