I am sure that if they provide iOS users with a free copy (maybe don't make it super high quality, password protect it, I don't know) of adult-magazines they would prevent users from ditching their subscription and go for illegal pdf copies. On the other hand, distributors such as Zinio should make an effort to bypass Apple's silly regulations. I am not one of those making a lot of fuss about the way manufacturers treat their employees at Foxconn & co., but **** what, it is not moral to read adult magazines but it is moral to treat workers as slaves? I hardly think so. and then apps such as goodreader or bookman allowing you to load whatever material you want.īottomline: on the one hand Apple are a bunch of hypcrites, favoring the "as long as you do it yourself" rule. Among other places, the price of a monthly Prime membership will tick up in the United Kingdom from 7.99 to 8.99 pounds, while the annual cost will increase from 79 to 95 pounds (114.26), the company said in the notice sent to customers. I understand that this is not "their" problem not their fault, but still, there are a lot of services providing adult material for iOS devices, such as mobile friendly websites. Zinio is not considering any options for making the content available to mobile devices at this time.
Until they eliminate these restrictions, Zinio cannot provide adult content for the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Android. Thank you for contacting Zinio Customer Support.Īpple, The Android Market, and other providers restrict adult content for mobile devices. I wrote to Zinio complaining about the issue, and asked them if they were not considering an alternative way of letting us read those magazines (such as complimentary pdf copy), and this was the quite brutal answer, that made me cancel my Zinio subscription. The only "comforting" news is that (as I knew) Android devices are enforcing the same policy.
(And the online reader is flash based, so that's out also).Īs for the adult-material censorship, things haven't changed one bit. Obviously I'm disappointed by this and hope Apple changes their stance on it (as I guess Kindle titles are not filtered in this same manner, granted being adult but text only).Īt any rate, just thought I'd post this in case anyone is hoping to have their whole magazine library available. Further research on the Zinio sites leads to a FAQ indicating that Apple indeed is currently not allowing adult magazines to be used on iPad. Unfortunately, it seems Apple has restricted the Zinio content in your library you can see to general magazines any adult titles simply don't show up. That said, I wrongly assumed a magazine app such as Zinio that works on subscription material from the provider would work regardless, as the app is just a magazine reader - you decide what content goes on it (a lot like PDF's in my mind).
This is my first Apple product in quite some time, and I did realize Apple does not allow adult-oriented apps per se. I was quite excited that an app for the iPad was announced quite quickly. I use Zinio on my computer and enjoy e-magazine delivery, both for general as well as adult magazines. Just a heads up to anyone looking forward to buying an iPad and enjoying e-magazines in their Zinio library, including adult ones, with the Zinio reader app.
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