# PressReader

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**Important Update**: Google sign-in is no longer available for off-site access. Please create a password and use this instead.
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No login is required while at school, but you need to [create an account to get access from home](#how-to-create-a-new-account).
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Quick links: [English](https://www.pressreader.com/catalog?language=en) | [Chinese](https://www.pressreader.com/catalog?language=zh,zh) | [French](https://www.pressreader.com/catalog?language=fr) | [Spanish](https://www.pressreader.com/catalog?language=es)

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Featured Magazines
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[PressReader](https://www.pressreader.com/) is the leading digital newspaper and magazine provider for premium content. Explore titles such as [Time](https://www.pressreader.com/magazines/m/time-international/20250428), [The Washington Post](https://www.pressreader.com/newspapers/n/the-washington-post), [The Guardian](https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-guardian/),[ The Guardian Weekly](https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-guardian-weekly/),[ The Globe & Mail](https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-globe-and-mail-ontario-edition/),[ China Daily,](https://www.pressreader.com/china/china-daily-hong-kong/)[ 信報](https://www.pressreader.com/hong-kong/hong-kong-economic-journal/),[ 天下](https://www.pressreader.com/taiwan/commonwealth-magazine/),[ Straits Times](https://www.pressreader.com/singapore/the-straits-times/), [Newsweek](https://www.pressreader.com/magazines/m/newsweek), [Forbes](https://www.pressreader.com/magazines/m/forbes),[ Geographical,](https://www.pressreader.com/uk/geographical/)[ How it Works](https://www.pressreader.com/uk/how-it-works),[ Smithsonian](https://www.pressreader.com/usa/smithsonian-magazine/),[ Cosmos](https://www.pressreader.com/australia/cosmos/),[ MacWorld](https://www.pressreader.com/uk/macworld1r/), [Top Gear](https://www.pressreader.com/magazines/m/top-gear-uk),[ BBC Wildlife,](https://www.pressreader.com/uk/bbc-wildlife-magazine/)[ BBC Good Food](https://www.pressreader.com/australia/bbc-good-food/),[ BBC History](https://www.pressreader.com/uk/bbc-history-magazine/),[ ](https://www.pressreader.com/uk/history-revealed/)[BBC Music](https://www.pressreader.com/uk/bbc-music-magazine/),[ BBC Science Focus](https://www.pressreader.com/uk/focus-science-and-technology/),[ Stuff,](https://www.pressreader.com/uk/stuff-uk/)[ T3](https://www.pressreader.com/canada/t3/) ,[ Total Film](https://www.pressreader.com/australia/total-film/),[ Marie Claire](https://www.pressreader.com/hong-kong/marie-claire-hk/),[ ](https://www.pressreader.com/usa/popular-science/)[National Geographic Traveller](https://www.pressreader.com/uk/national-geographic-traveller-uk/) and much more from all over the world.

When you access PressReader at school, you should see this message that indicates you have access via the VSA PressReader hotspot.

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### How to create a new account

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New User Authentication
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1\. Visit [PressReader](https://www.pressreader.com/)&#x20;

2\. Click Sign Up

4\. Enter your school email, and a new password. Enter your initials, and leave everything else unticked. Click 'Create my account'.

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6\. Activate your account by clicking on the link in the confirmation email.

7\. Read Magazines!

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### How to reactivate your  account from home

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Go to [www.pressreader.com](http://www.pressreader.com)

1. Log in with your username and password
2. Go to the [my acccount page](https://www.pressreader.com/account)

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4. Under Social and Linked networks >> Library or Group, click manage

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5. Click unlink Account

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6. Click link Account

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7. Search for Victoria Shanghai, and click the first link if you are a student, and the second link if you are a teacher:

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8. Enter your school email address

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9. Click on the link in the email you have been sent. This will reactivate your account for 1 month.

### How can I cite an article I found on PressReader?

[Check out this guide on citing from PressReader](https://library.vsa.edu.hk/vsalibrary/research/citing-sources/the-works-cited-list/pressreader)<br>


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