UK-based Future Publishing has launched an online digital version of its magazine Microsoft Windows XP: The Official Magazine.

Created in partnership with the American online publishing company, Zinio, the digital version is identical to the print title, except that it is cheaper to buy, is viewed on-screen and has additional interactive features.

The digital magazine is delivered to the desktop via the Zinio Reader. Readers can click through its pages, follow hypertext links to other sites and email articles to their friends.

Zinio offers other digital publications, including Business Week, GamePro and National Geographic Traveller, all downloaded via the Zinio Reader.

Unlike Adobe Acrobat PDF documents, which can be viewed on a variety of platforms including Apple Macs, Zinio publications are only readable on PCs. It is expected that a Mac version will be available in February next year.

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