January 28, 2009 by sharky
By and large, public trackers serve up a superior selection of magazine torrents when compared to their private counterparts. As is the case with public torrent indexers: many torrents are unseeded; there’s duplicate content everywhere you look; and irrelevant results are commonplace.
- http://isohunt.com/torrents/magazine… — 845 ‘magazine’ torrents in the books category.
- http://www.mininova.org/sub/685 — 1,271 torrents (only ~500 have seeds, and many are flagged as private).
- http://thepiratebay.org/search/magazine… — 793 torrents (when searching for ‘magazine’ with the option "search titles only").
Torrent sites aside, other areas of the web offer a much better selection for the latest magazine scans. Here’s our picks:
www.noonee.cn
Why we like it:
- — DDL links are available in their RSS feed, without any further intervention or unnecessary clicks.
- — Many magazines are often available in multi-lang/region - for example Maxim and FHM can be found in Russian, Czech, French and German versions of the same issue.
- — Easy to navigate the categories and magazine titles. There’s even a ’similar magazines’ feature.
Why we don’t:
- — Not enough content - needs more releases.
- — Only one source site to download from. If the link dies, that’s it.
http://avaxhome.ws/magazines
Why we like it:
- — Multiple download sources for most magazines.
- — User comments often point to additional sources for downloading.
- — All members can contribute, which diversifies the content.
- — A plethora of content!
Why we don’t:
- — No RSS feed for specific categories. Feed can be found here.
- — Many RapidShare links go through a third-party ad redirector.
http://flmsdown.net/magazines/
Why we like it:
- — Multiple download sources for most magazines.
- — Lots of mags added daily (both new and old).
- — There’s a decent selection of "All Issues" packs; which contain - for example - all Playboy issues for 2008, in one convenient download.
Why we don’t:
- — Tons of ads on site (and surrepticiously placed between releases).
- — No sub-categories or ‘tags’ for magazines. We reckon you’ll be using the search button a lot, and you’ll need to do an ‘Extended Search’ in order to select only a query from the magazines category. (By default, simple searching displayed results from the entire site).
- — Did we mention the ads? There’s lots of popups/unders, too.
www.ebookee.com/magazine.html
Why we like it:
- — Has a "Books Related To" feature for each addition.
- — Offers a torrent section.
- — Has a "Top 10" (viewed) list - can you guess what genre of mag is in the Top 10?
- — Great quality scans! (most are over 20 MB)
Why we don’t: - Nothing to complain about here!
http://hotfilms.org/ebooks/
Why we like it:
- — Often has international versions for the same magazine issue.
- — Has some nice packs.
- — Many current issues are available for popular mags.
Why we don’t:
- — Magazines are hard-to-find, and strewn in amongst all of the eBooks.
- — The search is a bit of a hassle (has a captcha verification similar to many forums).
www.netbks.com
NetBks is an eBook site with a modest selection of magazines, too. Most of the newer content isn’t the regular mainstream stuff like Maxim and Elle; rather it’s more inclined towards computers, gaming, arts, sciences and technical ‘zines. A quick browse through the older entries will display more of the adult-oriented stuff.
Why we like it:
- — Most are English-language magazines.
- — Has some nice collections (’For Dummies eBook Collection’, etc.)
- — Everything that’s added is brand-new (you won’t find PCWorld for July 1999 being posted in 2009).
Why we don’t:
- — Mostly techie content.
- — No sub-categories or ‘tags’ for magazines. The Netbks RSS feed is not category-specific.
www.dl4all.com/category/magazine/
Download4All is an all-purpose DDL site with a nice selection of more than 600 different magazines. Most listings include the publisher name, format (PDF), size, number of pages, language, and a brief description. DL4All users are required to register on the site before the download links are made available, but it’s worth the effort.
Why we like it:
- — English magazines only.
- — Quite an eclectic selection of mags available (not just mainstream stuff).
- — TIP: Underneath the ’site search’ at the top, you can change the method for which the mags are displayed by: (News Date, Popular, Most Reading, Comments and Alphabetical).
Why we don’t:
- — You’ll first need to register before you can view the download links.
www.ebook3000.com/Magazine/
eBook3000 is a specialty eBook site, but also has a decent current selection of new magazines. With over 1,300 mags to choose from, results are accompanied with extended information in this format: (English | PDF | 165 pages | 98.6Mb) with a brief description. Once on the above magazine page, you can choose from the mag categories on the right side (Comics, Sports, etc).
Why we like it:
- — Categorical browsing.
- — Many of the mags are HQ scans.
- — Multiple DL links for most of the releases.
- — Popular magazines from all over the globe!
Why we don’t:
- — Site is too simplistic, unappealing.
www.ebooksbay.org/Magazine/
Worth adding to this list is eBooksBay - essentially it’s just a meta-search site for magazines hosted elsewhere. Content is displayed in no particular order, and DL links are always external, but it’s a good discovery tool for finding alternative magazine DDL websites.
Why we like it:
- — Hundreds of current magazine listings.
Why we don’t:
- — External links are hit & miss, perhaps even lead to dangerous warez sites.
www.ebookpedia.info/magazine/
eBookShare offers more than 1,000 magazines in all, and most contain 2 alternate download locations. The site is very well-laid out as a blog, with cover images for each entry. If you’re into magazines, this site shouldn’t be overlooked.
Why we like it:
- — A vast amount of new mainstream magazines are continuously added; site is nicely updated!
- — Has a "Related Books" feature, with relevant related mags.
Why we don’t:
- — Absolutely no added information about the mags.
- — DL links are somewhat tricky to find. If you don’t use ad-blocking plugins, you’ll notice some ads just above the correct DDL links to RapidShare, easy-share, filefactory or megaupload. Adblock+ for Firefox handles all this rather nicely, we might add.
Other Magazine Sources:
— http://rapidfind.org - Nearly 600 magazine scans, many of which are current offerings.
— www.warez-bb.org/ebooks - Tons of new magazine scans in their eBook section. Over 1,800 search results for ‘magazine’. (You’ll need to register before viewing this link).
— http://community.livejournal.com/jmagazinescans - Excellent site for free scans of Japanese Fashion magazines.
— http://us-ddl.com/ebooks/magazines - Adult magazine scans only!
— www.asiaing.com/home/Magazine… - A wide variety of scans.
Know of any other magazine sites? Post ‘em below! And check out 20 More Great Sites to Download Free Magazines, Ebooks
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