What are some magazines that I can get a free subscription?

Magazines: what's the best way to get both print and e- subscription?

• Ideally, I'd like to find a way to get subscribed to BOTH the print and electronic versions, under one subscription charge, through one platform. (e.g. Buy a print subscription through Amazon and get the Kindle version free, or v.v.) So it's time renew or cancel a bunch of magazine subscriptions. I have a few for print editions, and a few that are electronic subscriptions. Some are really great on a tablet, others are better in print; in several cases, my subscriptions are currently for the wrong format. Ideally, I'd like to find a way to get subscribed to BOTH the print and electronic versions, under one subscription charge. (e.g. buy print and get e- free, or v.v.) Would I be best off trying to a) go directly through each publisher or b) subscribe through Amazon or B&N? The latter would be more convenient, handling all of my billing through one outlet, and getting all the e-versions delivered through a single platform such as a Kindle or Nook app. Anyone doing this? Sometimes you want a virtual armful of back issues on an e-reader for the plane, other times you want to catch up on your unread New Yorkers while in the tub?

• Answer:

  I tried this 2 years ago with my Kindle and at the time this was impossible, so I would not bother unless you really prefer the Kindle. On my iPad I subscribe via the individual publishers since the prices for print magazines + tablet access for the magazines I read was usually the same or cheaper than tablet access only. (I do not have a Nook so I cannot comment on that ecosystem.) One thing to keep in mind if you hoard periodical subscriptions: my iPad magazine subscriptions are account bound, but there seems to be some machine-bound component to the Kindle because you can't download older issues past a certain date to a new device and you can't transfer the files themselves. It's unfortunate, because I strongly prefer eink to the tablet display, but I read a lot of fiction magazines and not being able to take those issues with me to a new device or being able to redownload them was a dealbreaker. YMMV.