![]() ![]() If you’re looking for something to create interactive digital magazines but don’t want to (or can’t) hand over half of the contents of your bank account, Joomag is a good option. ![]() You don’t get your own app or the ability to add in interactive elements like sound, transitions and videos, but you do get to tap into an existing user base. It’s also free - but the paid options (US$30 and US$40 per month) give you the ability to customise your reader, access analytics, add social elements and logos, and work it into your existing website. Issuu is available on desktop and Android (an iOS app is in progress) and your magazine will be an option for the platform’s millions of users to read. This is a PDF-based system, which means you simply upload your magazine and then copy that embed code or custom link wherever you choose to share it. With more than 80-million users, Issuu is a go-to source to host and find digital publications. This option is includes a lot of DPS-like features, but a multi-folio app (an app that includes multiple editions of your magazine) costs around US$2400 a year, with (reduced) additional download costs which only kick in after your magazine has been downloaded more than 5000 times. ![]() ![]() You can download a free trial to test before you commit to the full version, and even preview and test out your apps to see if they work. Often referred to as ‘DPS but half the price’, Twixl Publisher is an InDesign plugin that lets you ad an interactive layer over your digital magazines, which you can then publish as multi-issue apps to Apple, Android and Amazon tablets. But if you’d like to create a magazine with multiple editions, you’re looking at pricing upwards of US$4 800 per year, with additional costs once your app has passed a certain number of included downloads. The downside? It is probably out of your price range - so much so that Adobe doesn’t list the prices on its website (you have to request a consultation from a local agent). It’s the software used by popular titles like National Geographic and Top Gear, and is a relatively easy option if your designer is already familiar with the Adobe family. You can preview and test it before publishing it directly to standalone apps in pretty much every platform you’d want – from Apple’s App Store to Google Play and even Amazon’s devices. With an extra panel in InDesign, you can add everything from slideshows to panoramas, easily flip orientations and create a publication for multiple devices and screen sizes. The grand-daddy of digital publishing, DPS is a designer’s dream: you can create rich, interactive, beautiful digital magazines with the same program you’ve been using for years. If you’re looking into making your own magazine and don’t have the resources to get a developer to design a custom app for you, chances are you will be faced with a question: how do you get your lovely publication into the hands of adoring readers? While the digital downloads may seem small compared to previous print numbers, it is a growing market with digital magazine subscriptions often beating out their print counterparts. Many existing print publications are looking for the best route to keep existing readers interested and find new ones, while the fact that you now don’t need your own printing press and half a forest worth of paper has opened doors for digital-only magazines. The rise of tablets has brought with it a new avenue for publishing: digital magazines. ![]()
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