Women's Luxury Magazine VIVMag is on the Forefront of Digital Publishing as It Wins 'Best Digital Edition' Honors for Its March/April Issue

Award-winning Digital Magazine VIVMag Adds to Its Accolades with Recognition from FOLIO: Magazine

NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- VIVMag, the all-digital, luxury lifestyle magazine for women, has been awarded the Eddie for "Best Digital Edition" in the consumer category in FOLIO: Magazine's 2011 Eddie Awards.  The awards program celebrates excellence in magazine editorial.  VIVMag's March/April 2011 issue featuring actress Jane Leeves on the cover secured the award honors for the publication. 

"VIVMag does things differently. While committed to creating beautiful covers and stories, we combine these with interactive components, including audio and video, to provide a truly engaging experience for our readers," said Anne M. Russell, editor-in-chief, VIVMag. "Taking home this honor from one of the magazine industry's top authorities validates why we consistently pour our hearts into every detail in every issue."

Owned by VIV Publishing LLC and founded in 2006, VIVMag, the first exclusively digital women's luxury and lifestyle magazine, is on the cutting edge of digital publishing.  Each issue pushes the boundaries of technology and style with multi-layered, interactive features and rich media.  Features like "Mix & Match," where the user can change combinations of the model's accessories with the touch of a finger, engage readers in ways that print media cannot, adding depth and value into the reading experience. 

"We are proud of the entire VIVMag team for consistently creating amazing content for readers issue after issue," said Jeanniey Mullen, VIVMag's global executive vice president and chief marketing officer. "We've got an incredibly talented team, and we're happy to continue to be a leader in the growth and recognition for digital reading."

FOLIO: Magazine is a leading resource for the publishing industry, supplying information on industry trends, new publications, digital technology, sales and economic projections and their effects on future production.

To learn more about VIVMag and its award-winning features, visit www.vivmag.com.

About VIVMag
VIVMag is a leading women's luxury lifestyle media brand designed to enable women to celebrate their magnificence. VIVMag's core product is its all-digital, interactive magazine, which delivers reliable, accurate and inspirational journalism in areas that impact every woman's life: fashion, beauty, fitness, wellness and nutrition. VIVMag entertains and informs, helping women achieve the confidence that comes from engaging life at a higher level — from interactive exercise demonstrations to point-and-click purchasing power right from its pages. Through the VIVMagnificent Woman program, well-deserving, influential and inspirational women from around the globe are honored for their extraordinary achievements and tireless philanthropic efforts, and are connected with other magnificent women. VIVMag has attracted a circulation of 350,000 of the world's most influential women. To learn more about VIVMag, please visit www.VIVMag.com.

About Zinio
Zinio is where the world reads, interacts with and explores the largest selection of magazines across the most popular reading devices. No other platform provides global access to more than 4,200 magazine titles covering every major genre, industry, specialty and hobby. Zinio users currently download millions of magazine issues a month in 33 languages and 19 currencies – from every major global publisher. The company is focused on creating an intuitive and effortless reading experience that transforms how we read, from passive to active, from solo to social. With Zinio, readers can easily search for what they are passionate about, share with friends, save and curate content, shop for products and house and store all of their favorite magazines in their Zinio applications.

Founded in 2001 and privately held, Zinio is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, London, Paris, Barcelona and Taipei. For more information, please visit www.zinio.com, or follow us on Twitter at @Zinio.

Contact:
ZINIO/VIVMag:
Molly Mulloy / Laura Klang-Glienna
Zeno Group for Zinio
415-248-6335 / 310-566-2288
[email protected] / [email protected]

SOURCE VIVMag