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Flip book software

Forum|Forum|13 years ago
November 23, 2012
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Hello

I'm trying to source a decent, not too pricey Flip Book software suitable for Mac.

Currently, the company we hire to create them uses http://flippingbook.com/ but having looked on their website it appears it will only work on PC's.

Can anyone suggest something similar that will work on Mac?

Thanks

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Anonymous

You can expect features in Enhanc also about digital publishing software to create an online flipbook. The features are audio and video incorporation, link incorporation, paid subscription management, analytics, and much more. You must check once at enhanc. Google it.

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Legend

SWF may be used in many places, but within 3 years it will stop working. If that's your timescale, fine.

manal shanableh

Legend

from Window> Interactive> Page Transitions

apply page turn (SWF Only)

or

export to SWF and apply page turn from Page Transitions.

Derek Cross

Community Expert

What's the point of this, SWF will not play on most devices.

The page turn effect becomes irritating after a while (as Bob mentioned). If the OP must have it, have a look at:

Flip PDF Pro for Mac: Convert PDF to Digital Books with Page Turn Effect on Mac Devices.[FlipBuilder.com]

manal shanableh

Legend

Yes you are right, SWF will not play on most devices, but it is already exit and can be used in many proposes.

your recommendation to use the flip builder to convert it as pdf digital book with page turn effect is very useful

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Tarra thomas

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It seems to me that a great opportunity exists for someone or some company to present a SIMPLE flip book program for FICTION AUTHORS that can be embedded in a website, and here's why I say that. Fact #1: Amazon's Look Inside the Book feature is its MOST popular feature for book buyers (and authors/publishers). Fact #2: More and more so-called Indie, and self-published writers, including major pub house names, are beginning to sell their own books from their own site (as well as linking to Amazon and other on-line retailers). When I say "more and more" I'm talking hundreds of thousands of authors. Many variables are going into this decision, not the least of which is the Zon's capricious attitude towards authors, especially with regard to discoverability. For the exact same amount of marketing and promotion work, authors can have you discover their book on THEIR OWN SITE, and make make more money if you buy it from them with an easy and safe purchasing platform (PayPal, credit and debit cards, shopping cart, etc). A book author needs a "Look Inside" feature that does NOT take the reader off the website, unless it is to purchase the book direct from the author. I can link to the Zon's free Look Inside feature and then you can buy my book from them---BUT, I might make a living wage if you buy the book direct from me. It would help if I had an easy to use flip book for Chapter or Section excerpts. It wouldn't have to be more than 10-20 page flip's worth, often even less, like for short stories.

So---it's the EXCERPT feature that authors need and want. Most of us don't format with InDesign (I use Vellum, and I'm on an iMac), and most of us are not tech-oriented, so it needs to be easy, simple to set up, inexpensive with basic features and fast page flip, and easy for the reader of the excerpt to use. If this already exists, clue me in! If any developer wants to co-work with a self-published author to create something like this, connect!

BobLevine

Community Expert

If it was that great an opportunity it would have been done by now.

The look inside feature is gimmick and only presents a few pages. This is done to give people a look at the content and is for a look at hard copy publications, not publications that will be read electronically.

BobLevine

Community Expert

If it's just for excerpts and you have a WordPress website there are plugins that allow you to present PDFs with a page flip.

JonathanArias

Legend

IN5 Export HTML5 from InDesign with in5 - Home

it has the flip page effect and it works on mobile devices.. and the layouts respond.

PepperPepper

Participant

One of my customers has been going nuts to get his stuff in a flipping book for a couple of years. The software I've found to do it in is pricey as can be for what it is.

So he harassed me this past week about it, still stikes me as looking cute, but impractical for reading. I agree with Bob Levine completely.

but... the best one I found was using Indesign, that's pretty readable assuming the device you are on will play the SWF file!!!!!

I am really starting to not like the multiple device, OS and different this and that for every device. It's getting harder and harder to cross platform.

Derek Cross

Community Expert

Have a look at this: Flip PDF Pro for Mac: Convert PDF to Digital Books with Page Turn Effect on Mac Devices.[FlipBuilder.com]

n1ll3r

Participant

Hi,

I am using Paperturn - http://www.paperturn.com/ and I am very satisfied! It works perfectly on a Mac too.

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Legend

As a person who reads information on the internet I can't tell you how much I dislike flip books. They are chosen by people who think they are cute rather than think about the customer experience. I have several nice PDF readers, I can download a PDF, zoom as I want, search, read offline, quickly print, I have control. Frankly if a business just throws a flip book at me I can't be bothered to look at their products, they obviously value gloss over actual use.

Hah! I just followed a link in the firs postt "Are your readers still dowloading PDFs from your site? Take advantage of FlippingBook technology and your audience will feel the difference."

Yes, right, we feel the difference all right and go elsewhere. This suggests there's something wrong or uncool about downloading PDFs. This is the sort of thought that would swap the car pedals around because the old arrangement is old fashioned.