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January 2013

Downloadables · New User’s Guide: Zinio Digital Magazines

What You Get:

Use our Zinio Digital Magazine service to read digital copies of your favorite magazines on your tablet, computer or mobile device! Enjoy current issues of your favorite magazines such as Rolling Stone, US Weekly, Car and Driver, Esquire, O, The Oprah Magazine, Consumer Reports, and Elle Decor. Download as many magazines as you'd like 24/7!

What You Need:

  • A computer with Internet access and a web browser of your choice

What you do:

Step 1: Select the Zinio Digital Magazines link from the Downloadables webpage.

Step 2: First time users will need to register and create a free account on the Library's Zinio site. After you've entered your email address, password, and name, an activation link will be sent to your email address.


Create your account on Zinio

Click on the activation link in the email, select the "return to login" link in the confirmation screen, then enter your email address and password. You're now ready to begin browsing our collection!

Step 3: Browse for titles by title, keyword, genre, or clicking the cover of the magazine you'd like to read.


Browse for magazine titles

Step 4: Once you've selected a magazine, you'll be directed to the Zinio.com website. The first time you use this service, you must create an account with Zinio.com—make sure you use the same email address and password you used to create your Library Zinio account. You'll use the Zinio.com account to read and manage your magazines.


Create your account on Zinio.com

Step 5: After you've created your Zinio.com account, your magazine(s) can be picked up. Mouse over the magazine cover and you'll see a "read" prompt. Click on the prompt and a new browser window will load the entire issue of the magazine (some magazines require the free Zinio Reader 4 software. The viewer is also needed for offline reading).


Download your magazine

The magazine can then be read online or be delivered to the Zinio app (available for PCs, Macs, Android, iOS, Kindle Fire/Fire HD, Blackberry Playbook, and Windows 8 devices)


Read the magazine in the app

Questions?

  • Check out the detailed directions in the Zinio User Guide
  • Contact the Virtual Information Center by phone: 513-369-6900 or email Zinio support.