Esquire collection to end all Esquire collections

[andreyb]

Gentlemen,

A few days ago Esquire launched "Esquire Classic" web-site, that has *all* published Esquire magazine issues scanned.

http://archive.esquire.com/issues?showdecades=true

The only downside is that it is not free: $5 a month.

Andrey

[uppercase]

Wow.
Great find.
Did you subscribe ??
Is it worth it?

[andreyb]

Yes, I subscribed (even with current state of our national currency I still can afford five bucks )

Is it worth it? -- for some even a single picture like this worth the asked price. For others, a penny is too much for a non-physical item.

Technical implementation (my biggest concern) is very, very good. Navigation is excellent -- you can browse each issue page-by-page or you go through a list of articles accompanied with pictures and small synopsis.

Two small downsides are lack of dedicated iPad app and ability to save articles for off-line viewing.

But in general, it is an excellent work, with a lot of effort and care behind.

...and yes, all the fashion drawings are included.

Andrey

[pck1]

Thank you for sharing this.

I just subscribed and it is quite nice!

[uppercase]

Thanks!

[hectorm]

even with current state of our national currency I still can afford five bucks

Gentlemen, the first month of the subscription is for free. Do some illustration binging at no cost and decide for yourselves whether it´s worth while keeping or not.

[Luca]

I've signed up but the navigation is not very good... Among other things, the zoom seems fixed on two settings: whole page (minuscule) or HUGE.

[hectorm]

... the zoom seems fixed on two settings: whole page (minuscule) or HUGE.

Dear Luca,
I have noticed a difference in the quality of the navigation, not at the Esquire site itself, but depending on whether I use Safari (better in this case) or Explorer (worse). I know the site is the same, but maybe there´s something with the settings of the browsers.

[Luca]

Good point, thanks. I've been using Mozilla. I will try using Chrome, this evening.

[alden]

I signed up for a years subscription and think it is great!