House & Garden

I bought a subscription through iTunes that should give me access to past issues, but only the most recent issue seems to be readable. Any past issues say I’ve already bought a subscription but then say I need to log in or restore purchases to read the magazine. Which seems like a waste of 5 bucks so I def canceled my subscription instantly. I wonder if buying thru their website works and thru in app purchase doesn’t or something.

Why terrible? No benefits of reading a magazine digitally as you find with Architectural Digest. Layout is exactly as it would appear in the print version but sometimes isn’t even aligned properly with blank gaps at the top or bottom of the page. Do they not have anyone proofreading the digital edition? Magazine often seizes and freezes up so that I have to delete the app and start again. You also can’t select issues to delete from device. I subscribe to Vogue and AD for iPad and never have any of these problems. H&G must not have much management support for digital improvements or everyone just assumes H&G’s stodgy old readers don’t care about a digitally amateurish production. Maybe I am the only one. Finally, all the other magazines I subscribe too are way cheaper when you subscribe than to purchase individual issues. The opposite is true with H&G! No discount at all with a subscription. So I just buy and download a copy when I think of it every few months. That must not be helping the bottom line or is it a point of pride that nobody at the magazine cares about the finances of running things? I guess they will care if the magazine goes under, though — or maybe not.

It is a real treat to read. I also have a subscription. This is a very English look for Americans. Very different from what you might have expected. Always beautifully photographed. A fantastic source to furnish your home with. Superb for ideas on mixing furniture and for color.