ZINIO ANNOUNCES NEW PUBLISHING PARTNERS FOR REFER-A-FRIEND PROGRAM





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ZINIO ANNOUNCES NEW PUBLISHING PARTNERS FOR REFER-A-FRIEND PROGRAM

Cosmopolitan, Popular Mechanics, Seventeen, Robb Report, Maxim and Esquire Among Initial Titles Associated With Referral Campaign



New York, NY, July 13, 2012Zinio, the world's largest digital newsstand, today announced new publishing partners for its Refer-a-Friend Program including the following titles: AFAR, Cigar Aficionado, Clean Eating, Cosmopolitan, Digital Photo Pro, Esquire, Golf Tips, Juxtapoz, Maxim, MuscleMag, Outdoor Photographer, Oxygen, Popular Mechanics, Reps!, Robb Report, Seventeen, Thrasher, and VIVMag.

The recently launched initiative allows current Zinio customers to earn up to $100 in free digital magazines when they refer their friends, families and communities who in turn buy from Zinio.

Upon registration for the Zinio Refer-a-Friend Program, new users will receive a $5 credit towards their first purchase on Zinio.com. Full program details are available at this link.

“We offer many thanks and gratitude to our initial Refer-a-Friend publishing partners for allowing the Zinio community to share their enthusiasm and enjoyment of their respective magazines as part of our campaign,” said Zinio's Chief Marketing Officer, Jeanniey Mullen. “Due to our loyal fans around the world, our recently released referral program is performing ahead of expectations. It’s great to be able to share a program with our publisher partners that presents a benefit to entice their audience and help increase title specific digital readership.”

Getting started is easy. Zinio members simply sign up for the Zinio Refer-a-Friend Program on Zinio.com. Members can recommend Zinio to their friends, families and communities by entering their name and email addresses into the Refer-a-Friend form. Zinio users can also share the link to the referral program with their social communities on Facebook and Twitter.

Once registered, program participants will be able to earn one US$5 credit for every qualified referral. A qualified referral is validated when the referred friend signs up for the Refer-a-Friend Program and makes at least one purchase on Zinio.com. As a bonus, the referred friend will receive US$5 toward their purchase.

Zinio makes it easy to enjoy the best, most current magazines from any digital device. More than 120 million people received a Zinio-powered magazine within the past year, and more than 5 million Zinio users enjoy free articles each month through Zinio's "Explore" section.

About Zinio
Zinio is leading the digital transformation of the publishing and advertising industry. The ZINIO UNITY™ reading platform allows users to turn their favorite device into a personalized newsstand and access the largest selection of magazines worldwide and consume it at anytime from anywhere. Zinio users can search, save and share stories from more than 5,000 magazine titles ? in 33 languages and 28 currencies ? covering every genre, industry, niche and hobby. Founded in 2001 and privately held, Zinio is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, London, Paris, Barcelona and Taipei. For more information, please visit www.zinio.com, follow us on Twitter at @Zinio and get in touch with us at Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/zinio


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