“I read; I travel; I become” – Derek Walcott
There are lots of inventions out there which aimed at making ebooks feel and look more like normal physical books. You can find a lot of them, ranging from page turning sounds, book perfumes, and even e-ink technologies that make words on your e-readers look like they’re printed on paper. Another one which we will be covering in this post is flippable ebooks. Instead of scrolling down to the next page, you’ll get to turn each page like you would do with a real book. Here are some of the softwares / online tools that we will be covering, giving you the option of creating your own flippable ebooks for better interaction with the readers.
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Issuu
Issuu.com
- Free/Paid?: Both
- Free version limitations: Click here to know more
- Software/Online?: Online app
MegaZine3
Megazine3.de
- Free/Paid?: Both
- Free version limitations: Free for private and commercial use for up to 30 pages (MZ3-DEMO). Schools and Universities can apply for a free, special version for an unlimited number of titles and pages. Older version is available under GPL license.
- Software/Online?: Software
Flipsnack
Flipsnack.com
- Free/Paid?: Both
- Free version limitations: Click here to know more
- Software/Online?: Online app
Quality Publisher
Qualitypublisher.com
- Free/Paid?: Free
- Free version limitations: None
- Software/Online?: Online app
FlipHTML5
Fliphtml5.com
- Free/Paid?: Both
- Free version limitations: Free version will have watermark and advanced features like Page Editor to add video and audio is forbidden.
- Software/Online?: Windows, Mac (Software, requires free registration to use)
FlipPageMaker
Flippagemaker.com
- Free/Paid?: Free
- Free version limitations: None
- Software/Online?: Software
FlipBook Creator
Flipbook-creator.com
- Free/Paid?: Free
- Free version limitations: Need to compress images to ZIP file for uploading (< 15MB, Single image: Size < 1MB, Dimensions < 1000 x 1000)
- Software/Online?: Online app
