Leave a Review Vanity Fair Digital Edition
Pure Crap
I agree, I am a subscriber, and need to jump through hoops to get a download. I have done everything, reset passwords, rebooted, called customer service, to no avail. I will not re up my subscription, because there are plenty of magazines that load monthly without any hassle. this is a joke. I have been putting up w this app for 7 months now, and have managed to actually have 1 magazine downloaded the entire time. sorry, but I think we have been more than patient w this app. Will not renew print sub either, so you have lost at least one customer, but I cannot go through this every time a new issue comes out.Show lessLevinkaty
Attention Newbies: All feature-rich magazines take time to download.
I expect that many of the reviews come from people who are new to iPad publishing. Generally, unless the publication is largely text only, and light on photography, video and audio (like The Economist), the file is going to take a while to download. The wait is usually worth it if you desire an interactive experience.Show lessFederov
Love the Mag and the App
I don't know what trouble the other reviewers are having but mine has more or less worked well. On rare occasions the app will crash but I don't know if it's there fault or that I have too many apps open or doing things too quickly.
I did have trouble with other magazine apps, namely Bloomburg Businessweek whereby I had to uninstall the app and reinstall after the latest update to Newstand version. In past updates where things didn't work I just reinstalled and that usually solves everything.
Keep up the great articles and interactive content and I'll keep subscribing.Show lessTommie3
Great Digital Edition
Big files, but with decent broadband only takes 5-10 minutes ; no big deal. I have no problems with download or app (I also get 11 other mags and 2 newspapers; this is no different from SI, Esquire, GQ, Auto etc, so really not sure what the wining is about).
We get this free with our print sub; my wife reads that, but I prefer the iPad edition. Stunning photos, indexing of articles, layouts and bonus features. Links to previous articles also very helpfull.Show lessTrojan12345
350mb???
The files are 350 mb each and take forever to download. As a previous reviewer said it suspends if it goes into sleep or you switch apps.
I wish I could cancel.
Other mags are under 50mb.
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Takes too long to download issues
It's the same as the printed mag. The problem is that it takes way too long to download an issue. It doesn't do it in the background (even with the new newsstand feature) and you have to make sure the iPad doesn't going into a sleep mode while downloading or else it pauses.
Fix the amount of time it takes to download and I will give it 5 stars.Show lesssamm007
Excellent!
I have been a loyal subscriber since the first issue in the 1980's. I LOVE the iPad App. It's got a few quirks, but they are minor. Overall, the navigation is easy, the extras are fun, and I love the access to back issues. I'm sure the kinks will get worked out. BTW, I still subscribe to the print version and pass on the print issues to my 75 year old mother. I prefer reading on my iPad. I love the brilliance of the photography, the user friendly interface and the fact that I will no longer accumulate stacks and stacks of issues that I can't bear to part with!! Thank you VF!!!Show lessScout dog
Love the Design & Layout, but...
I tried to subscribe & even though there is a banner ad at the top that says "click below" to subscribe there is no place to click below. I erroneously thought that clicking on the issue would give me the option to subscribe, but instead it it just automatically purchased that issue at the $4.99 price, when what I wanted to do was subscribe monthly at the $1.99 price. I wasn't ever given that option! I've looked everywhere & cannot find a place to subscribe or edit my subscription settings! Can somebody please advise?Show lessLjgrisso
Error Message Central
I am so frustrated with this app. I already have a subscription, yet I cannot create a log-in. It seems that no matter what I click, I get error message -1004 (cannot connect to server) or url error, or something else. I already contacted Customer Service, and was assured this bug was fixed. I uninstalled, reinstalled...and SAME message. As an extra added bonus, do not bother writing a whole comment when contacting Customer Service. They don't read it. You get an auto-response e-mail with FAQ, and a request to hit the reply button, re-writing your inquiry. Not only does this cause you to waste time writing your problem out twice, it presupposes that their subscribers are idiots who cannot read English or have never seen a FAQ! Not to mention the warm, fuzzy feeling you get from hearing that your concerns are important to them...they just don't want to waste their time addressing them unless you really, Really mean it. Yikes!!!Show lessusatabee
Works for me...
All these 1 star reviews prompted me to chime in. I am a print subscriber, and since they added iPad access several months ago the app has worked as intended for me.
You have to create an online Conde Nast account and associate it with your subscriber number, but after that it has worked fine. There was a delay of several hours between the time I created my online account and when the app recognized it, and I'm that time I contacted Conde Nast tech support, and I have to agree they are pretty worthless.
Some features I would like to see added across all Newsstand apps:
1. Clippings: A unified place you can save your favorite articles.
2. Background downloading: Touted as a feature in Newstand, but it's not working for anyone. You have to stay in the app to have an issue download, which ties up your iPad for 15-20 minutes. This basic functionality should have been implemented from day one.
Both of these issues are not limited to Vanity Fair or even Conde Nast but rather apply to all Newstand apps.Show lessDrober1
