Pocketmags

Pocketmags: digital magazine subscriptions for multiple devices

Pocketmags is an online store specializing in the sale of digital magazine and newspaper subscriptions. Its catalog, which the company presents as the largest in its category, exceeds 1,500 titles and can be read on PC and Mac computers, as well as on iOS and Android devices. The platform allows you to buy single issues, annual subscriptions, and special editions, and offers discovery tools to search by category, new releases, bestsellers, or offers.

Catalog and topics

The offering covers a wide variety of interests. Among the available categories are art and photography, aviation and transport, automotive, family and home, food and drink, history, education, spirituality, health and fitness, hobbies and crafts, travel, leisure, TV and film, men's and women's interest, music, sports, technology and video games, business and finance, and current affairs. It also includes newspapers and regional publications.

Featured subscriptions

The site shows a selection of annual subscriptions with discounts off the cover price. Some visible examples are How It Works (12 months for £24.99), Better Homes & Gardens (£14.99), FourFourTwo (£23.99), AirForces Monthly (£47.99), Hello! Magazine (£84.99), Model Railroader (£44.99), Black+White Photography (£48.99), Autocar (£124.99), Good Housekeeping (£35.99), History Extra Magazine (£49.99), Pianist (£54.99), Inside Crochet (£39.99), and British Railway Modelling (£69.99). Other listed subscriptions include CrossStitcher, Skeptic, hi-fi+ Global Network, What's on TV, Doctor Who Magazine, Majesty Magazine, Railway Modeller, Prog, Uncut, Guitar World, Woodturning, Meng AIR Modeller, and Computer Active.

Special editions and bookazines

In addition to subscriptions, Pocketmags sells bookazines and single-issue special editions. The store shows titles such as All About History Annual (2027), Sherlock Holmes, Boeing: Rise, Fall, Redemption?, The Ultimate Guide to Extending Your Home, The Diabetes Plan, Running for Beginners, Ultimate Fan's Guide to Jonathan Bailey, Living With Diabetes, History of Folklores, Fairytales & Monsters, Fighter Aces of World War Two, Great Raids of World War Two, The Story of Trump, Understanding The Solar System, All About History Dark History of the Victorians, Simple Steps to Crochet, British Sports Cars of the 1960s, Modelling BR: GWR Express Locomotives, SynthPop Volume 3, Boy George/Culture Club, and How To Train Your Dog, with prices ranging from £6.99 to £7.99.

Pocketmags Plus+ and loyalty program

The company offers a subscription service called Pocketmags Plus+, which gives unlimited access to more than 600 titles for a monthly fee. The site promotes the first month for 99 pence and allows cancellation at any time. It also has a loyalty program, Pocketmags Points, in which customers accumulate points redeemable for future purchases; each point is worth one penny or unit of the corresponding currency.

Multi-platform access and app

Publications can be read on any device via instant access. Pocketmags has its own app for iOS and Android that lets you enjoy magazines on the go; according to the site, its download includes a free issue. The platform also offers the possibility to activate subscriptions purchased directly from a publisher.

Other services and group brands

Pocketmags is part of Jellyfish Connect Ltd, which also manages magazine.co.uk and JellyfishCoNNect.com. The store offers publishers the option to sell their publications through the platform, and provides affiliate programs, gift cards, and redeemable vouchers. Prices are shown in pounds sterling, US dollars, Australian dollars, Canadian dollars, and euros, with currency selection and light or dark viewing mode.