Download AARP Magazine & Bulletin for offline reading on a computer

[VictorTango76]

Is there a way to download the AARP Magazine and AARP Bulletin for offline reading on a computer? I have downloaded them on my smartphone and someday I may actually find where they were downloaded to and what format they were downloaded in (PDF, etc.).

If there is a way to download to a computer, is there a way to stop the paper delivery so there would be no need to recycle them?

Thanks in advance for any assistance. 🙄

[AARPJanelleM]

@bjedrick Unfortunately, there is no way to download PDF copies of the publications at this time. I have passed on your suggestion to our team. Also, as an AARP Member, you can log in to view the current issue of AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin online.   

[DavidJ440038]

it is ridiculous that the ability to download as PDFs had been removed.  Because of this sole frustration, i will not be renewing my AARP membership.

[heiby]

The PDF format is a standard across multiple kinds of computers and computing devices. I have a couple of apps that let me view PDF files on each of my devices. The last thing I want is to have to have a special app on my phone, a special app on my tablet, and a special app on my computer for *each* publisher of documents. Instead, I want to use the app that best meets my needs for displaying standard PDF files, whether the document in question is from AARP or Medicare or a cruise company, etc.

[MarianneA410174]

This is discriminatory to those of us that cannot control our reading environments to conform to the likes of those who favor the digital age. I've also realized that your digital version deletes all of the advertisements, such as the AARP5 auto insuance program on page 5, Jitterbug on page 7, AARP live every benefit to the fullest on page 8 and 9, and more, from the July/August 2024 digital version. So, why is this? The PDFs were available to all of us and accommodated all visual styles and reading styles. Why? I mean no disrespect here when I ask what is the average age of yrour digital team, or the person(s) responsible for making this decision. Who thought this would be a good idea for ALL readers? And to just autuomatically delete the PDFs is discriminating and lacks respect to those paying members who need PDFs to accommodate their disabilities. I am one of these paying members. Will AARP accommodate those individuals who need PDFs to enjoy reading the publications? Is there a specific form we need to submit, with medical documentation, to continue to accommodate these individuals? Universities have this type of form. What about AARP? This form is not about desire but about need and has compliance backing it.

[AARPConsumerCare]

@MarianneA410174 I'm really sorry about the changes in our online publications. We value the comments and opinions of our members and appreciate your feedback. I will ensure your comments are forwarded to our publications staff for review.  - Janelle M.

[DavidJ440038]

it is ridiculous that the ability to download as PDFs had been removed.  Because of this sole frustration, i will not be renewing my AARP membership.

[MattS109411]

Multiple comments from above: 

1) As a boomer, like most of us here, we don't live on our phones. Who "other than those darn kids" would want to read a detailed article on a cell phone with its "postage stamp" screen.  That's what the 30 inch monitors in our home offices are for.

2) "Yet another app" is Yet another piece of software (actually AARP will have to manage multiple for eg iOS, Android, etc) that has to be maintained, updated, patched, and unbroken when Yet Another OS patch/upgrade happens.  These are all security risks that a pdf file doesn't carry with it. (ok, Adobe has to deal with it..)

[geezerpk]

By all means, produce the pubs as downloadable pdfs to save paper and make it more accessible to more folks. I'm sure that the files that go to the printers are already in pdf format, but I don't see much in the way of technical barriers.

[MichaelS171245]

Please stop mine too.  Can you stop all paper mail and also the plastic membership card?