Issuu
The Content Creation and Distribution Platform.
Overview
Issuu takes flat PDFs, like annual reports, magazines, or brochures, and converts them into dynamic digital content. It creates an interactive flipbook experience that can be embedded on websites. Issuu also helps repurpose this long-form content by generating assets for social media (like video stories) and email marketing, helping nonprofits get more mileage out of their cornerstone content pieces.
✨ Key Features
- PDF to flipbook conversion
- Fullscreen reader for immersive experience
- Content embedding on websites
- Social story and video creation
- Email marketing templates
- Analytics on content engagement
- QR code generator
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Strong content repurposing tools (social stories, article stories).
- Modern, clean reader interface.
- Integration with design tools like Canva and InDesign.
Unique Value: To help creators and marketers publish a document once and distribute it everywhere by transforming it into multiple formats for web, social, and email.
🎯 Use Cases (5)
✅ Best For
- Taking a 20-page PDF annual report and turning it into an interactive, embeddable flipbook.
- Creating a short video story for Instagram directly from a page in a report.
- Tracking which pages of a digital brochure are most read by the audience.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Creating original design content from scratch (better for Canva).
- Real-time collaborative document editing (better for Google Docs).
- Simple file hosting (better for Dropbox/Google Drive).
🏆 Alternatives
While many services offer PDF-to-flipbook conversion, Issuu's strength lies in its robust tools for automatically repurposing that content into a variety of other marketing assets, saving significant time and effort.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Optimum (Enterprise) tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 14-day free trial
Free tier: Limited features, ads displayed alongside content.
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