A New Web-Service Has Launched: Issuu.com
Publish to an Audience of Millions Issuu is a ‘YouTube for publications’ and allows anyone to convert their documents into state-of-the-art online publications. By providing their innovative service completely free of charge, Issuu is making publishing anyone’s game.
The need for a contemporary print and document solution has long been an unmet challenge of the web. Despite the general trend towards online content consumption, quality publications are still being presented on the web as downloadable files that must be viewed with a dedicated desktop application.
Introducing Issuu Issuu is now taking online publishing to the next level. An Issuu publication is viewed directly in the web-browser, with no need for download at all. On Issuu.com anyone can free of charge upload a document which automatically is converted into an interactive online publication in a matter of minutes. All the content is hosted freely on Issuu, providing consumers with a living library of the Issuu™ Press Release February 2007
web’s most vibrant and diverse publications. Once a document is uploaded to Issuu, it can also be posted on any website, blog, or social network, including Facebook and MySpace. The solution is ideal for both private and professional publishers who want to make their content available in an instantly gratifying format and increase readership across multiple online platforms.
The Online Equivalent to the Physical Publication Issuu maintains a strong qualitative profile. Issuu’s online viewer application has been designed as the online equivalent to the physical publication. But it is also a digital advancement in terms of usability, display features, and viral tools.