LIBRARY users who want a store of great holiday reads which won’t fill up their suitcase are invited to try Zinio.

Zinio is a new free service which allows library members to read full digital versions of their favourite magazines on their computer, smartphone or tablet.

More than 100 different magazines are available, covering everything from food and travel to music and art.

The comprehensive range of titles includes BBC Top Gear, Cosmopolitan, FourFourTwo, GT (Gay Times), Hello! , Ideal Home, Lonely Planet Traveller and You and Your Wedding

Users can check out an unlimited number of magazines - and keep them for as long as they want.

To get started, go to rbdigital.com/greatermanchester/, create a new account with Zinio and enter your library card number.

Then readers can browse the full selection of publications on offer and check out chosen titles to read on your desktop computer.

Magazines must first be checked out through the website, but can then be downloaded onto a phone or tablet and read offline, via the Zinio for Libraries app, which is available for iPhone, iPad and Android.

Cabinet Member for Culture, Youth and Sport, Cllr John Byrne, said: "Our eBooks system is extremely popular and we’re now delighted to be able to offer digital magazines as part of the Zinio service. It’s really easy to sign up to – just enter your library number – and you then have a great selection of free magazine titles to choose from. Perfect for reading on the go.”

Participating councils are Manchester, Bury, Bolton, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside and Trafford, plus Blackburn with Darwen.

More information is also available at boltonlams.co.uk.