Issuu alternative

With a recent change of the Basic plan on Issuu, publishers will face some major changes in available functionality. Many of them are looking for alternatives because Issuu will no longer include the Embed feature in their Basic plan; instead, readers will be directed to Issuu.com to access the content.

The Issuu Basic plan will still include access to the HTML5 Reader Issuu Stories creation and unlimited uploads, however, if their publishers used Embed feature they most likely will need to move to a paid plan. Alternatively, they look for other platforms.

If your are looking to keep your Issuu content embeds you can upgrade your account to the Premium plan on Issuu, however there is an alternative.

PressPad Store can be the alternative, and here is why.

Issuu vs PressPad

Premium plan on Issuu is a must if you’d like to keep any existing embeds on your website or blog and continue using the Issuu embed feature. This is one of the most popular features on the Issuu including

  • customizable Full-Screen reader
  • embedded video
  • page-level analytics

PressPad Store

With PressPad Store you will get more for less.

  • Embeds and full screen reading
  • Customizations of the reader
  • Banner ad free reader
  • Detailed, page-deep analytics with Google Analytics
  • Digital sales (including subscriptions) with on site checkout
  • Embedded videos and presentations
  • Friendly Support

You'll get all that with a 50% discount for life. Chat with us for more information or register to PressPad Store to start your free demo now.

John Morrow, TwoMorrows Publishing
"The goal for us using PressPad Stores, would be to avoid sending any more PDFs, so those people can't share them, or post them on torrent sites for free downloading by others."

— John Morrow Alter Ego Comic Books about PressPad Stores

Georgina Hunter-Jones, Helicopter Life Magazine
"Presspad works well for Helicopter Life magazine. We are a small circulation magazine about helicopters and have recently stopped having print issues, changing instead to digital. The App works well for us and subscribers are able to download it, and are reminded by a push notification every time a new one comes out."

— Georgina Hunter-Jones Helicopter Life Magazine about PressPad Magz

Paul Velasco - Publisher & Editor
"PressPad offers me a hassle-free, plug and play, cost-effective solution for delivering my Formula 1 news site on to mobile platforms. With over 1 dozen news posts every day the App handles it all without a fuss. And the support is fast and effective. 10/10 in my book."

— Paul Velasco Grand Prix 247 about PressPad News for WordPress

Corina Chirileasa, Romania Insider
"PressPad was an unexpectedly great solution for our Romania Insider news app. We've set it up quickly and then PressPad integrated rather fast all the features we needed, constantly offering us support in the meantime. Their response is fast and they have solutions for our requests, even without involving our agency. The app works well and the team at PressPad updates it when needed. We're very happy with their service."

— Corina Chirileasa Romania Insider about PressPad News for RSS feed


About PressPad

PressPad was established in 2011, just a few months after the inauguration of the revolutionary iPad by Steve Jobs during his unforgettable presentation on Apple Special Event in San Francisco.

iPad changed the way people perceived magazines publishing, and PressPad joined that revolution right away.

Our digital publishing platform for publishers is the answer for the rapidly growing mobile consumers segment and demand for easy-to-use digital publishing products.

We built PressPad as a software as a service solution with simplicity in mind delivering native mobile magazine apps, news apps, and digital newsstands for publishers base on a PDF format. Our customers are located mainly in the US, UK, Australia, and Japan. However, our apps support publishers scattered all around the world.

PressPad is a software as a service platform that is built around the publishers' needs. We speak human voice and understand that magazine apps or digital kiosks are must-have assets to win readers. Yet many magazine publishers need education in digital marketing and digital publishing. PressPad offers that level of commitment to help magazine publishers build necessary skills. So, we create magazine publishing apps and educate about digital magazine publishing.

PressPad is not another digital publishing platform because we closely work with publishers. Our one-on-one approach is well known and appreciated by many publishers. Especially those magazine publishers that are looking for a friendly digital publishing platform.

PressPad’s specialists become publishers’ advisors, trying to understand the publisher's unique needs. Thanks to that approach we can assess the marketing and sales processes of the publishers. That assessment makes us in power to adjust and optimize publishers' promotional processes. As an outcome, our publishers can earn more using the apps and marketing knowledge we share.

Every digital magazine is different and has a unique business environment. Publishers can read about successful magazine sales tips to build their skills too. Also, they can learn how to create an iPad magazine, and how to convert a magazine into a digital app available on the most popular mobile platforms.

Even skeptics who doubt bringing print magazines online admit that converting a print magazine to a mobile app is easy to do with PressPad.

We believe in PressPad, that even most niche publications can find their space and succeed online as digital magazines or mobile apps. Here is a case study to prove our stance.

Digital magazine publishing can be easy with PressPad. Try PressPad today. It costs you only time and a little bit of courage (smile).

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