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by David Needle October 26 2011 “Extra! Extra! Read all about it!” While the days of newsboys hawking newspapers are long gone, Zinio says you can “read all about it” if you own an Android tablet. Zinio announced this week that its Zinio Explore newsstand is now available for Android tablet users at the Android Market. Zinio Explore is offered alongside the “Shop” and “Read” sections designed to provide easy access to relevant topical stories across every major magazine genre, from sports to entertainment and business to lifestyle. Zinio said articles are updated daily, as new issues hit newsstands, and include such popular titles as Harvard Business Review, The Economist, Outside, T3, Marie Claire, Maxim, Rolling Stone and National Geographic. “With Zinio, just like browsing a newsstand, readers can pick a magazine and read a quick article,” Rich Maggiotto, President and CEO of Zinnio, said in a release. “But unlike a real-world newsstand, or any other digital newsstand, Zinio offers 5,000 magazines, covering every subject. Our readers can enjoy domestic titles, as well as hard-to-find content from around the world — we’re providing the first truly global newsstand.” According to Zinio, its users download millions of magazine issues a month in 33 languages and 20 currencies. The company lays claim to being the leader in digital and mobile content consumption, connection, and distribution. The service lets users search stories and topics that they are passionate about, share with friends, save and curate content, shop for products, and store their favorite magazines in Zinio across all of their favorite devices. San Francisco-based Zinio was founded in 2001 and privately held,