Comments on: Coverleaf may be a way to curb magazine clutter

By: Keri

Keri — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:39:17 +0000

Zinio is the same sort of thing. Though I have had oodles of problems with them on my mac. They tried to help me… but it never solved ALL of the problems. I want to say they also allow online viewing (normally you download their reader) but it was sketchy for me.

By: William Mize

William Mize — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:56:38 +0000

While I’m in the camp of “Sitting At Borders Sipping Tea And Reading Them”, I would also suggest that if you’re looking to get rid of some back issues, do a quick search on eBay.

Folks will buy your stuff.
No matter how useless or weird you think it is

By: Another Deb

Another Deb — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:07:48 +0000

I buy a lot of my magazines from the Goodwill. Some are out of date, but recipes, gardening tips and even decorating/time management/organizing ideas go round and round in these things.

Once I am done with them they can return to the GW, or go to my classroom to be cut up for projects.

My sister and I are always bringing sacks of magazines for each other and sometimes get my parents and daughters in on the trades.

By: Mer

Mer — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:32:19 +0000

I still love paper magazines. They’re one of my few indulgences, but I have cut the number of my subscriptions down recently. I recycle them when I’m done, or pass them along to someone else to enjoy.

By: Ann at One Bag Nation

Ann at One Bag Nation — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:32:21 +0000

I can’t give up getting under the covers with a cup of tea and a magazine. I don’t get too many subscriptions anymore, but I am online all day long and look forward to some screen-less time each day.

By: C

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:27:55 +0000

I would definitely consider this! I bet it’s cheaper than the paper subscriptions when you consider how far behind I am on my reading of them. I’m at my computer alot more often than I’m sitting with a magazine.

By: Tania

Tania — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:13:33 +0000

That’s such a good idea on so many levels but I’ll never do it. I like the tactile feeling of reading, and I also find reading hard copy books or magazines easier on my eyes than reading online. I feel like the only person in the world who feels this way, but I really cannot get into reading stuff online.

By: devilsh

devilsh — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:04:40 +0000

You can also try http://www.mygazines.com/ which is free and has a lot of magazines for online reading.

–D.

By: Simple Sapien

Simple Sapien — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:23:54 +0000

Along with online bills, I think this is a great idea. Anything to cut down on paper and ink usage is a good thing. Plus, I prefer reading on my computer screen as opposed to a magazine anyway. I find it easier to navigate.

- Jack Rugile
Simple Sapien

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:40:29 +0000

I really enjoyed this site! I’m in front of my computer all day at work and I am a big sports fan. The Sporting News is great. Websites can just be hard to read and to navigate with so much info everywhere and ads popping out at you. But I didn’t have that problem with Sporting News from Coverleaf, it has the same feel and look as a real magazine. Easy to read with the zoom feature and an ease to navigate. I do agree they need more titles, preferably sports. Thanks for the link!

By: Michael@ Awareness * Connection

Michael@ Awareness * Connection — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:21:20 +0000

I like @Margot’s idea of the swap group.

Cloverleaf looks handy and certainly could eliminate a lot of clutter. If you can search text then that takes it up another notch for me. I find electronic reading has its up and downsides just as reading hard copies does. I’m never going to take my laptop into the bathroom, for instance. But man can those magazines pile up. Worth considering for sure.

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:17:05 +0000

Mygazines.com is essentially the same thing, FWIW.

By: gypsypacker

gypsypacker — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:51:37 +0000

I love it! No more scanning page after page of articles I can’t live without but forget what disk I stored them on…But–do we get all of those great discounts?

By: sharon

sharon — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:32:27 +0000

I tried this before with zinio. I didn’t like it because when I want to read my mag, I want to sit in a comfy chair with some tea, or at the table while eating a meal, or in the bathroom, or while traveling.

So I have been trying to pare down my subscriptions and well as passing on old magazines to friends or waiting rooms.

By: Fit Bottomed Girls

Fit Bottomed Girls — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:16:31 +0000

I saw a press release on this and thought it was pretty interesting. However, when I’m traveling (which is when I read magazines most), I still prefer a non digital magazine to flip through. However, this is a good way to check out new titles!

By: Margot

Margot — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:00:07 +0000

This is actually pretty great. But what about those of us who DO have a few subscriptions? I tried to start a magazine swap group in Metro Detroit to no avail. I had about three people sign up who were too geographically spread out to actually swap. If anyone knows of a swapping service (akin to Paperbackswap.com or BookCrossing.com), let us know! (margot@mail.com)

By: Erin Doland

Erin Doland — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:58:35 +0000

@Tigerblade — One of those times when auto-correct is the opposite of helpful. Thank you for the MUCH needed note. Fixed in the article, but unfortunately the typo will forever be wrong in the URL since it has already hit the RSS feed.

By: Tigerblade

Tigerblade — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:45:42 +0000

(pssst… it’s coverleaf, not cloverleaf.)

By: Rue

Rue — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:29:51 +0000

I’m not a big magazine reader, but if I was this would be awesome! I only pick up an issue here and there of any magazine, and once I read it once I usually bring it to work for others to peruse, or recycle it, or take it to the Goodwill. This would encourage me to check out more magazines than just the few I know I really like.

By: Another Deb

Another Deb — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:18:00 +0000

Great discovery! I checked it out because I was wary about how much they would let you preview. The pages of the preview were too small to read but you can click on the page anywhere and it zooms in to allow you to read the text.

Yes, the selection is limited but there is enough variety to allow me to browse a few magazines I would never have checked out before, like a geneology publication. Also, the table of contents is shown on a scrolling menu so you can click on your selection.

I have found that my science teacher’s journals have a searchable archive online that is more useful than the collection I have in the closet from my many years of membership. This makes it more likely that I would pass the hard copy on to a new teacher at my school.