Zinio for Libraries Library Collection and Checkout Guide

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1 Zinio for Libraries Library Collection and Checkout Guide Zinio, the world's largest newsstand, offers full color, interactive digital magazines for your enjoyment. Browse from the library's collection of popular titles with no holds, no checkout periods, and no limit to the number of magazines you can download. Current Issues New issues are released simultaneously with the print edition and are ready for immediate download Easy browsing Browse your library's collection of titles one at a time, search for your favorite magazines by title or use the convenient category feature to find new magazines which meet your interests Manage your collection Using the personal account you will create, you will have the opportunity to check out the magazines you choose and read them instantly on your computer (both PC and Mac) or access the content on a portable media device. (Note: viewing options, including the ability to download or view the content while online, may differ based on the device and/or magazine publisher.) No limits Check out as many issues as you want and keep them in your account as long as you wish Only the magazine titles subscribed to by Knox County Public Library appear on the RBdigital Gateway main screen. Use Title Search filter to locate magazines by name, alphabetic list, or as-you-type matches. Use All Genres drop down to locate magazines by topic.

2 On your first visit, you need to create a new account. On future visits, you ll simply sign in. You may be required to enter your library card number before you get the Create New Account box. Note: You will create a total of TWO (2) accounts; a Library Collection account to check out magazines; and a Zinio.com Reader account to read checked out magazines via streaming online with computers and/or downloaded offline via mobile apps. If you are a returning RBdigital Gateway user (i.e. you previously created your Library Collection account), use Log in instead of Create New Account.

3 Simply click a magazine you want, and then click Checkout for the desired magazine. (The availability of back issues varies by title.) The magazine is now checked out to you permanently. Keep Browsing, or Start Reading to go on to the next step.

4 A second browser window or tab opens to reveal the Zinio.com account sign in. First time? Click Sign up here just above the sign in button. You may use your Facebook sign in, instead. Library Collection account and the Zinio.com account addresses MUST match. (We recommend you use the same password as well, but it is not required.) Click Register to complete. Update /Communication preferences and submit. BEFORE READING YOUR MAGAZINES, UPDATE YOUR ACCOUNT SETTINGS AND PREFERRENCES FOR NOTIFICATIONS. Click on the down arrow next to your log in name, and select Account Settings.

5 Select Preferences and deselect the Let Zinio Decide feature if you do not want to receive regular suggestions from Zinio.com for magazines you would purchase. Save changes. Now you are ready to read your magazines on your computer in a browser setting. Click on the YOUR LIBRARY tab at the top of the screen to show all the magazines you have checked out.

6 Click on the cover of the magazine to stream the full cover-to-cover magazine. The full cover-to-cover issue will open and you are ready to view your magazine on your PC/Mac via online streaming. To enhance your magazine issue viewing experience, apps are available for viewing magazines by downloading and reading offline. The same Zinio.com account auto populates the app with your magazines when you sign in to the app. (Apps are READERS only, meaning you will return to the Library Collection to browse additional magazines and check out.) To check out another magazine, return to your library collection indicated by the Return to Library Collection tab in your browser window. If the tab is no longer open, start back at the library s website.