Modern Features for the Modern web
3D Issue comes equipped with features and functionality that help you get the most from your content
Media
3D Issue includes comprehensive media support using common web standards and services. Video and audio increases content value and user attention.
3D Issue supports MP4, Youtube and Vimeo video. Videos can be embedded directly on pages, with autoplay or
launched from buttons and hotpots.
45% of internet users watch over 1 hour of video per week!
45% of internet users watch over 1 hour of video per week!
You can add audio to your publication in various forms; Background audio, autoplay on pages, play from a button
and Autoplaying audio with auto-flipping pages with our Audio book feature.
Image galleries can be included on pages as buttons or embedded slideshows and can include captions
and clickable links for each image.
Add animated elements to your pages using HTML5 animations. Because our software allows almost any HTML, CSS and
JS bundle you can even include interactive animations and respond to the user's input.
Interactive
One of the main advantages of digital publishing & Flipbooks, is the level of interactivity that you can achieve. Engaging users with additional functionality is proven to boost content performance.
Web links that let you open other webpages in either a popup within your reader or as a new browser tab. Web
links can be auto-detected with every version if 3D Issue.
Links that launch an email client with a predefined email address. Email addresses can be auto-detected with
every version if 3D Issue.
Buttons that can launch a phone dialer, Skype or Facetime. Phone numbers can be automatically detected with the
Professional versions of 3D Issue.
The info button allows the creation of pop-ups within the reader that contain text and images, like a simplified
webpage. These are useful for providing addition into to your readers.
Pop-up ads that appear when a user reaches a page. Using our stats features you can add custom tracking to
identify adverts in your Analytics.
Link to another page within your publication. These are automatically detected by our software when the links
are embedded in your PDFs. You can also configure custom link detection to read this links from your PDF text.
Include your social media feeds in your publication using our social media plugins. Powered by 3D Issue content hubs.
Inlcude Forms in your publication for lead generation. Sign up to newsletters, create surveys and polls using
Google Forms or integrate your existing CRM with our Forms solution.
Reader Features
Our reader delivers functionality that your users expect.
Unlike other solutions, 3D Issue can allow (or disallow) your readers to select, highlight and copy text from
your publication.
Include an interactive contents menu with your publication. Menu items can be added automatically from your PDF
or you can create them manually, pointing to page numbers or URLs.
Include a full archive or library page with your publication. Accessible from the features menu, allow your
readers to browser and search your full list of back issues straight from your publications.
Search for words and phrases in your publication. Results are listed in the search pane and highlighted on pages
for ease of use.
Readers can bookmark pages for later. In combination with text selection and highlighting, readers can also
attach notes to pages.
The clipping tool allows readers to take small screenshots of page portions. These can be saved to their
computer, shared to social media and sent via email. Directly from the publication.
Protect your publications with customisable User login features. Set login on start, on a page or after a timer.
Integrate your existing systems with Flipbooks login using our api.
Allow users to print a range of pages from your Publication. Pages get printed as they would from the source
PDF.
Customisation
Style, brand and tailor your publication's reading experience.
Change the background image or color of your reader to complement your publication or to be inline with your
brand identity.
Select from 3 view modes; Flip, Slide & Presentation. You can even select the behaviour on a per-device basis. Flip mode uses a Flipping book animation when pages turn, while the others use a sliding or scrolling animation.
Choose from light and dark themes, change the default button icons and customise the colors of Menus and hotspots.
Choose a logo to appear on your Publication's loading page. This shows briefly while your publication loads for
a reader.
Add a clickable intro image to the reader. This is an image displayed next to your cover page. It's an image
with an optional URL, so its uses are endless.
The spine shading between pages is customisable and gives the appearance of physical pages. You can also enable
drop shadows to lift pages up from the background of the reader.
Workflow
Make it easier and faster to get your content online with our workflow tools.
Integrated FTP, SFTP & FTPS uploader allows our software to automatically upload your publications to your
hosting after building.
A configurable link detection function allows our software to detect various data types in your publication and
automatically generate web links from them. Examples include SKU or Product Codes in catalogs.
Enterprise subscriptions include the ability to manage teams so you can have more than one member work on
Flipbooks at the same time.
The hotfolder app allows 3D Issue to watch a folder on your computer for new PDFs and automatically convert and
upload them.
Outputs
3D Issue's primary output. The Web version of our publications works on all modern browsers and devices, doesn't
require any plugins or extensions and is optimized for each device class currently on the market.
Using our Ebook Creator app you can convert your PDFs to EPUB and MOBI formats, the two most popular ebook
formats used today.
Our unbranded apps available on the App Store & Google Play that allow your readers to save Flipbooks to their
iOS and Android devices for offline reading.
Advanced
Build a landing page or online bookshelf for your publications. Our landing page is customisable and includes a
full library search.
Translate or customise all the text that appears in your reader. Translation profiles are saved and can be
applied by default to all your publications.
Link directly to pages within your publications, it's as simple as typing the page number!
Set the page that your page numbering starts on. Useful if your publication page numbering begins after the
cover, contents page, advert etc.
Flipbooks are embeddable using iFrames, with additional support for Mobile devices using our Launch options.
Enable server scripting with PHP or ASP for advanced features such as Sending emails.
