February 7, 2008

Issuu: Free, Create-Your-Own Digital Magazines

by Christine Huang

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Issuu is a new site we’re pretty excited about: on it, users can create sleek online mags from their own pdfs, for free. After members upload their files, they’re transformed into expandable digital magazines, readable via Issuu’s viewer. Magazines can also be shared, printed, and embedded on other blogs, social networking profiles, and websites. Issuu has already inspired hundreds of users to make and comment on a wide array of professional-looking art, photography, and travel mags, all of which are on view in Issuu’s open library.

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3 Responses to “Issuu: Free, Create-Your-Own Digital Magazines”

  1. Floyd Hayes
    Posted from: 68.161.244.192

    February 7th, 2008 at 5:28 pm

    I just checked this out. It’s fantastic!

    Warning: shameless agency plug (but you’ll see how nicely it works):

    http://issuu.com/floydhayes/docs/cunning2008

  2. Sia
    Posted from: 87.60.58.10

    February 8th, 2008 at 4:09 am

    Cool, there’s even an external version of their viewer, so everyone can use this snazzy little thing on their own site. ..pretty cool!

  3. links for 2008-02-09 « Francis Anderson
    Posted from: 72.233.2.30

    February 8th, 2008 at 8:20 pm

    [...] Issuu: Create-Your-Own Digital Magazines Users can create sleek online mags from their own pdfs, for free. After members upload their files, they’re transformed into expandable digital magazines, readable via Issuu’s viewer. (tags: issuu usergenerated digital internet technology innovation web2.0) [...]

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