Halwynd
Member
I've subscribed to Readly for the last couple of years as they offer all the railway magazines (except BackTrack and Todays Railways) - plus a few non-railway titles that are of interest to me. I read them on an iPad and it works well. When I subscribed the monthly cost was £7.99, but around a year ago it increased to £9.99, although I still considered this to be decent value for the content I read.
Unfortunately, in recent weeks, Readly have added an 'Article View' box which is displayed on and off at the bottom of every magazine page (except those containing adverts) as you swipe from page to page. It sometimes hides content and can't be switched off - what possessed the developers I do not know. Additionally, Key Publishing have now stopped supplying their titles (Modern Railways, Modern Locomotives Illustrated amongst others), so it got me thinking about whether I wanted to continue my subscription, particularly as my local library provides The Railway Magazine, Railways Illustrated, Rail Express, Traction, Steam Railway, Steam Days, BackTrack and Heritage Railway for free via an App called Libby. It's not as easy to use as Readly, and is a little slower, but once you get the hang of it the magazines can be read as well as those on Readly. In effect, the only title I lose is RAIL, but I'll save £120 a year.
I've just gone through the cancellation process: you're presented with two or three screen attempts to try to get you to stay, the last of which is an offer that reduces your subscription to £5.99 for the next six months. I declined and proceeded to cancel, but thought I'd make other RailUK Forums members/Readly subscribers aware in case they want to save a few quid for the next six months.
Unfortunately, in recent weeks, Readly have added an 'Article View' box which is displayed on and off at the bottom of every magazine page (except those containing adverts) as you swipe from page to page. It sometimes hides content and can't be switched off - what possessed the developers I do not know. Additionally, Key Publishing have now stopped supplying their titles (Modern Railways, Modern Locomotives Illustrated amongst others), so it got me thinking about whether I wanted to continue my subscription, particularly as my local library provides The Railway Magazine, Railways Illustrated, Rail Express, Traction, Steam Railway, Steam Days, BackTrack and Heritage Railway for free via an App called Libby. It's not as easy to use as Readly, and is a little slower, but once you get the hang of it the magazines can be read as well as those on Readly. In effect, the only title I lose is RAIL, but I'll save £120 a year.
I've just gone through the cancellation process: you're presented with two or three screen attempts to try to get you to stay, the last of which is an offer that reduces your subscription to £5.99 for the next six months. I declined and proceeded to cancel, but thought I'd make other RailUK Forums members/Readly subscribers aware in case they want to save a few quid for the next six months.
