PressReader Reviews 214

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.3

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Reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers praise the product for its amazing selection of newspapers and magazines, often accessible for free through library subscriptions. People find the app easy to use and navigate, appreciating the ability to read publications from various countries and the convenience of having everything in one place. The clarity of the content and features like audio playback are also frequently highlighted. However, some people were dissatisfied with the website and app experience, noting issues with the search function not responding to terms and difficulties with the user interface, particularly on the website where articles were not clearly visible. Some reviewers also mentioned problems with managing subscriptions and account details.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Overall very useful but sometimes the comment numbers cover up vital bits of text and it cannot be read. Why not use auto-scaling on the comment number layer so it remains the same size when the text... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I like using the app free of charge at my local library, however, there are a bunch of newspapers missing, like NY Times that I would be interested in reading. Other than that, I find the app great to... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Pressreader is a good way to access journals and newspapers. My only criticism is that comments on the various articles within pages detract from the reading experience. It's always the same few peopl... See more


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  1. Newsstand

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Connecting People through News. All-you-can-read digital newsstand with thousands of the world’s most popular newspapers and magazines. Vast selection of top stories in full-content format available for free.


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4.3

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

214 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Large variety of publications

Large variety of publications at your fingertips. I enjoy daily newspapers and magazines which would cost a fortune if bought individually, made available free by our local library.

30 November 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic free resource

Press reader is a fantastic free resource, supplied by my local library,that I can't imagine being without, at my fingertips I have reading materials of many genres and am never without quality content to enjoy.

30 November 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

PressReader is brilliant

PressReader combines almost all the publications I regularly read in one place, for one price. I get French, German, Spanish, and Arabic newspapers, as well as most major English language ones (no NYT, but nothing’s perfect). I keep hoping they’ll add The Economist, but apart from that I read all magazines through PressReader. Download them for plane flights, take them anywhere. It’s brilliant!

30 November 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

free access to hundreds of newspapers and mags

Firstly to have free access to hundreds of magazines and newspapers and their archives via our library service is astounding! The read experience is the same as purchasing electronic versions.
I never imagined reading the Washington post and the south china newspapers on my phone for free. I never even considered reading these papers until I spotted them on Press reader. Highly recommend the service

30 November 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A wonderful facility

A wonderful facility! Being able to read facsimile editions of newspapers and magazines from all over the world, immediately on publication! I am very happy with this service.

30 November 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

PressReader is so useful

I get PressReader through my library service and thoroughly enjoy the great choice of magazines and newspapers. I wouldn’t be without catching up on national and international news every day.

30 November 2023
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