The agreement sees Imagine bring 20 technology magazines and over 150 bookazines to the digital publishing technology giant and signals a significant increase in scale for Imagine’s brands across all major digital distribution channels, including iPad, iPhone, Android (Kobo, Kindle Fire and Nook), Samsung Galaxy Tab, Sony Tablet S, HP WebOS devices and Blackberry as well as Windows, Linux and Mac desktop platforms.
Imagine claims to have been the first publisher to make its whole portfolio available to download on iPhone and iPad in 2010, and being part of the Zinio platform now gives the UK-based company access to readers on every major digital format, including the Android OS, for which Imagine produces the only regular specialist magazine. Other key Imagine brands brought to Zinio include: How it Works, iCreate, Digital Photographer, games, Photoshop Creative, Total 911, Web Designer, SciFiNow and Photography for Beginners.
“I am incredibly excited by the announcement of our portfolio’s launch on Zinio because I believe this is a perfect partnership,” said Mark Kendrick, Group Creative Director. “Imagine prides itself on high-quality, collectable products and these coupled with the incredible reading environment created by Zinio across its many outlets means no matter where our readers are, and using whatever device, there’s an opportunity to purchase and enjoy a highly-crafted Imagine Publishing magazine or bookazine.”
Zinio’s International Managing Director Raul Suarez added: “Imagine is a company we hold in great respect and have long desired to work with and so we incredibly pleased with this announcement. We hope to work together to build an incredibly close and successful partnership, and we believe Imagine’s readers now have a wider choice in how they want to interact with their favourite magazines. We believe this readership can grow exponentially.”
