Zinio has finally released their Blackberry Playbook version of their seminal magazine app on APP World today! It is a free download that will gain a new user interface and the ability to purchase magazines from their extensive collection.
RIM and Zinio have been forming a partnership during the course of the last few months, to have their app available in the App World and as a part of the new Playbook OS upgrade to be ushered in with the Playbook 2.1 update. For the last month, RIM has been testing the first update since OS2 came out about a month ago.

Michael Kozlowski is the Editor in Chief of Good e-Reader. He has been writing about audiobooks and e-readers for the past ten years. His articles have been picked up by major and local news sources and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times.