Fine Woodworking Magazine App Reviews

Great for traveling and love the hot links and extras provided that you dont get with the magazine.

Love to be able to read FWW on the road.

Between my Dad & I we have every Fine Woodworking issue... This is great for reading on a plane - keeps the backpack light!

I signed up for the online membership to get the digital issue. Not only did I discover I have to pick my way through 27 books for sale on the Newsstand bookshelf, which are displayed exactly like the magazine Im looking for, but "The issues that are contained within the app that comes with your online membership can be saved to your device or computer if you have the Windows 8 operating system (Windows 8 is the only operating system that works with apps)." Thus I can neither print from an issue or save it elsewhere on either my iPad or Mac. Read that again; its practically unbelievable. Yet I pay the same as a Windows user. I have over 200 FWW issues as pdfs in Goodreader that I got off the archive cds they sell. Apparently its too much to ask for me to add these digital issues to that archive or anything else. I will have to also buy the yearly cds and import those into Goodreader. Im going to report this to the Apple Store. I dont know how they even approved such a Windows-centric app.

I really like the information and the way it is presented.

Best woodworking info out there! The content is top notch. The app freezes up sometimes and has issues. So content, best out there! App, one of the three worst on my phone.

I have both fine woodworking and fine home builders and although the content is some of the best in the market, the online side of TI stinks. The apps in newsstand always loose my lic ids. I restore purchase all the time and some times that doesnt work. I prefer zinio as my reader, but these mags are not available on zinio.

The paper issues are much easier to retain than the digital versions. My subscription fails to retain user settings over time and when restored per FAQ instructions still demands payment for issues that fall within the date range of my paper subscription (which has been continuous for more than a decade). Guess this is one publication I wont be enjoying while on the road.

I love the magazine. It is one of my favorites. I often read it on the iPad, too. However, of late I cannot access it without having to purchase the magazine even though my subscription is valid until January 2015. THis is a problem that needs correction. The iPad shows it trying to download, but never ever comes through. This nonsense continues. I am very frustrated and disappointed that the app does not remember my subscription! What does it take? Ok, getting better. I love the iPad version because I can read it anywhere.

I like to read periodicals more than novels. This is one I have read regularly since Vol 1, Issue 1. I keep two to three issues saved on my iPad. My eyes are not as great as when I was 20, so my gripe is that it does not rotate when I want to hold it landscape. But I can still expand the type but have to scroll some and not see the whole page. Its exactly like the printed version including all the ads. Would like imbedded videos to demonstrate technique as in some golf magazines. I also get the paper version but the e-version is easier for travel.

I really like the app but enjoy getting the paper print and online membership. It appears they are persuading the online version and membership only. I actually like collecting the magazines and looking back through them even months and years later. Stick with the paper print and give the option for online as a bonus.

Wonderful to be able to take FWW with me, and also into the shop!

Ive been getting Fine Woodworking Magazine for years and when I saw I could get the electronic version of the magazine for free I thought why not. I still read the printed version of the magazine when Im home, but its nice to be able to have all the magazines in one place on all my devices. Couldnt be happier with it.

I have enjoyed this magazine for years in all the mediums it has been produced in. The app is no exception.

I love being able to read articles wherever I am.

I subscribed to Fine Woodworking Online because I like to look up articles quickly and watch the most recent videos. This App is a big bonus. It allows me take the magazines with me on my iPhone or iPad. I also like the fact that the online magazines allow you to view online content related to the print articles. I, like others have mentioned, dont like having to wade through a bunch of for sale magazines while Im trying to find a magazine I already paid for.

The app looks like it a free subscription until you download then everything is for sale and over priced for digital subscription. I buy the magazine off the stand but the online process is frustrating.

Terrific online and good interface on the app for articles and ads! Very nice search. Also their podcasts are great.

With versatility encompassing projects, product reviews, and what other professionals are doing, this publication always is filled with plenty of welcome information.

Works very well. Enjoy ability to archive to read on planes.