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Cloud-based platform to convert PDFs to flipbooks

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  • Likelihood to recommend9.24/10

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Pros and cons

We have already recommended paper turn to other business friends, as it is so easy to set up and use. It also looks great and functions great too.
I was impressed by how quick it is to convert a pdf into a flipbook. The features are easy to use and the guides were very helpful.
I particularly love being able to know where the views of our catalogue come from all over the world, these are data that are really interesting and important to us.
The only complaints my document recipients had was the zoom in and out feature.
We did some research in the beginning and found that Paperturn is a bit more expensive when we did a competitor comparison. We actually stopped our subscription and went for a cheaper option.
It basically worked for me to have a digital brochure. Started working with a graphic artist and got frustrated with them as I was doing most of the work anyhow.
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Ilana H.

Director of Fundraising and Special Events

Nonprofit Organization Management, 11-50 employees

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Just Jump In!

Reviewed a year ago

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Hey Ilana, Thanks for taking the time to give us a video review - with both super positive points and points for improvement. We appreciate it! Grateful to have you as a customer! Warmest regards, - The Paperturn.com Team

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Terry C.

Writing and Editing, self-employed

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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Taking my digital book idea to an amazing reality!

Reviewed a year ago

I am so excited to be able to release my new book in the Paperturn format!

Pros

Besides the ease of uploading material, the bells and whistles that make your publication stand out are amazing. the pop-ups, the embedded videos, and all the other additions make a simple manuscript come alive.

Cons

I'm not sure 100% of the rules about using the pop-ups, etc. I need to fully understand that if I upload some pop-ups and later upload a new .pdf with additional pages, does that mess up the previous pop-ups, having to start over adding them back into the updated .pdf?

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Hi Terry, We're thrilled to hear that Paperturn has brought your book idea to life :) Thank you for your great review! Warmest regards, The Paperturn.com Customer Support Team

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Ivan H.

Marketing and Advertising, self-employed

Used monthly for 2+ years

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My time with Paperturn

Reviewed a year ago

Easy to use, simple and effective

Pros

The schools we work with love to share our content easily

Cons

Nothing springs to mind. Love it to be free of course!

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Hi Ivan, Thank you so much for your great review! We're glad to read that you are happy with Paperturn's quality and ease of use :) Warmest regards, The Paperturn.com Customer Support Team

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Wendy T.

Primary/Secondary Education, 51-200 employees

Used monthly for 2+ years

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Bringing documents to life with a professional edge

Reviewed a year ago

Very easy to use. I only update the documents once or twice yearly but it is always easy enough to refamiliarise yourself with the admin area

Pros

Control centre / portal area where you can see and edit your publications easily

Cons

It would be nice to have a few additional features such as sound effects on the lower / mid level subscriptions

Vendor response

Hi Wendy, Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We're thrilled to hear that you found our publication editing so useful :) Warmest regards, The Paperturn.com Customer Support Team

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Kevin S.

Retail, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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Excellent for our business

Reviewed a year ago

Overall paperturn has been great for what we need it for!

Pros

We love that we can host our catalog online and that everything is linked back to our site!

Cons

It takes a little bit of time getting used to but not that bad.

Vendor response

Hi Kevin, We're thrilled to hear that Paperturn has been a valuable asset to your business! Thank you so much for your excellent review :) Warmest regards, The Paperturn.com Customer Support Team

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Ben W.

Building Materials, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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Easy solution for Business

Reviewed a year ago

Very good

Pros

The ease of use of Paperturn is superb - just set up and go

Cons

Wish I could get a few more documents for the price

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Hi Ben, Thank you for your fantastic review! We're thrilled to read that you found Paperturn easy to use :) Warmest regards, The Paperturn.com Customer Support Team

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Anie M.

Arts and Crafts, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Brochures for orders

Reviewed a year ago

It as been an overall great experience for me to use Paperturn. It answers my needs.

Pros

I love using Paperturn to help my retailers purchase easily just clicking on images to add to their shopping carts. They don't have to use PO forms and product codes and can see faster what they need to buy form us.

Cons

I did not find anything that I did not like with Paperturn

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Hi Anie, Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We're thrilled to read that you found Paperturn so useful :) Warmest regards, The Paperturn.com Customer Support Team

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Rob H.

Package/Freight Delivery, 501-1,000 employees

Used monthly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Very useful tool

Reviewed 2 years ago
Pros

The most useful feature for us is versioning. When we update a brochure, the link to the file remains the same so our customers who have been sent URLs in the past will always be presented with the most up to date materials. At the same time, we can also revert to a previous copy if there are issues with any of the content or products.

Cons

The interface for adding interactive elements is not particularly intuitive.

Vendor response

Hi Rob, Thank you so much for your review! We are so happy that you find the features on our platform useful! Warmest regards, The Paperturn.com Customer Support Team

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Lucy Y.

Construction, self-employed

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Digital, paperless alternative catalogue

Reviewed 2 years ago
Pros

Using Paperturn has massively reduced the need to post hard copies of catalogues, saving paper, time, money and carbon emissions.

Cons

I cannot think of any cons! I really cannot think of any cons!

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Hello Lucy, Thanks for your positive review. We're so glad to hear that Paperturn helps you to go paperless and reduce your costs. Warmest regards, The Paperturn.com Customer Support Team

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Alejandra P.

Retail, 51-200 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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A tool for every business

Reviewed 2 years ago
Pros

The products is very easy to use and very intuitive. Many options to make your content interactive and to create a full marketing cycle.

Cons

The only challenge I experienced was with the integration with my online store but I got help from the customer service team.

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Hello Alejandra, Thanks for your kind words regarding our customer service. We are happy to hear that your issue has been fixed. Don't hesitate to contact us again! Warmest regards, The Paperturn.com Customer Support Team

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Emma M.

Shipbuilding, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Flip Book Brochure

Reviewed 2 years ago

Great service and support from the online chat

Pros

I used this software to create a flip book brochure for our company, I liked how easy it was to use the, very straight forward to upload our PDF document and add in website links.

Cons

Creating the website links in terms of putting boxes over the links was quite tricky

Vendor response

Dear Emma, Thanks for your review. We are more than happy to receive positive feedback. In case any difficulties come up in the future, don't hesitate to reach out to our customer service :) Warmest regards, The Paperturn.com Customer Support Team

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Richard N.

Arts and Crafts, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Flip book experience

Reviewed 2 years ago

We enjoyed the experience.

Pros

Interactive for the viewer and indicates interest in their engagement by us.

Cons

None. We don’t have any problems with the flip books.

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Hi Richard, Thank you for your great review. We're glad that you're happy with our platform. Warmest regards, The Paperturn.com Customer Support Team

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Kathy B.

Medical Devices, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Paperturn is a perfect digital catalogue solution

Reviewed 2 years ago

Using Paperturn as our digital catalogue solution has been a dream. I've used the online support which has always been excellent and I've been so impressed with the regularity of updates and improvements which continually add to the product's excellent value for money.

Pros

It is so so easy to use and transformed our pdf catalogues at the touch of a button to make them so much more useful and interactive for our customers.

Cons

Nothing - it's all great. I can't think of a single thing to complain about!

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Hi Kathy, We are happy to hear that you enjoy using our platform. We really appreciate your feedback. Warmest regards, The Paperturn.com Customer Support Team

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Barbara P.

Nonprofit Organization Management, 11-50 employees

Used monthly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Easy-to-use for our non-profit needs!

Reviewed 2 years ago

We publish a bi-annual newsletter that needs maximum exposure for both our supporters and constituents. Paperturn provides that with easy-to-use, shareable features. When paired with our fundraising campaign, we are seeing a 10% growth rate with each issue!

Pros

For a one-stop shop communications and marketing department, Paperturn provides easy to use features, customization, links, social sharing -- along with the ability to embed flipbooks in our email marketing campaigns and landing pages.

Cons

We have been so pleased with this product, I honestly don't have suggestions for improvement.

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Hi Barbara, Thank you so much for your positive feedback. It makes us incredibly happy to hear that you enjoy our features. Warmest regards, The Paperturn.com Customer Support Team

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John K.

Furniture, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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What else can it do?

Reviewed 4 years ago

Overall positive - but I need to move to the next level.

Pros

I really like the basic idea of being able to send a flip book to my customers. And they easy to modify as well. But I need to do advanced things at this point and am not sure if Paperturn is the right option. I am starting to look at other products - but before I do, I want to learn what additional features exist that I can use (like embedding a link to a youtube video).

Cons

No major concerns - please see comments above.

Vendor response

Hi John, Thank you for your review! We're glad to hear that you like the ease of use of our platform. Besides being able to transform your PDF into a flipbook, you can do a lot more with us: - embedd images, links and videos (from YouTube & Vimeo) into your flipbook - create your customized URL - create a lead capture form to collect data from your clients - insert a shopping cart directly...

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Jay F.

Real Estate, 1-10 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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Fantastic Platform

Reviewed 4 years ago

I have found this to be an exceptional piece of software and highly recommend.

Pros

This software is great to work with. Most valuable is the ability to upload a later version of your doc and maintain the link.

Cons

Nothing! It works great, is very intuitive and is robust.

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Hi Jay, Thanks a lof for your positive review! It's great to hear that you're happy with our platform and our overwrite feature. Warmest regards, - The Paperturn.com Customer Support Team

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Peter G.

Textiles, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Fantastic tool for your on-line catalogues

Reviewed 4 years ago

great experience - good value for money - easy to use

Pros

easy to use tool for our on-line catalogue - flip over gives our customer the impression of reading our physical catalogue ... love the search possibility :)

Cons

not much ... though would be nice if you could download the stats to excel

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Hi Peter, Thank you for your great review! We're glad to hear that you like our search function. You can download your statistics to excel right at the top of your statistic settings :) You are more than welcome to contact us regarding this or you can take a look here: https://www.paperturn.com/pdf-flip-book-guide/statistics Warmest regards, - The Paperturn.com Customer Support Team

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Andrew J.

Banking, 10,001+ employees

Used other for less than 6 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend6/10

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Good quality flip book

Reviewed 4 years ago

Great, but short due to cost.

Pros

User friendly and easy to set up, with a good feature set. Only downside is the monthly fee.

Cons

The cost. Expensive for ongoing hosting.

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Hi Andrew, We're happy to hear that you like our platform and features! Thank you for your business and your feedback. Warmly, - The Paperturn.com Customer Support Team

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Alkioni K.

Market Research, 501-1,000 employees

Used other for less than 6 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Easy, enjoyable and effective

Reviewed 4 years ago

Very positive, the support from [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] was excellent and thorough.

Pros

The best part about this software is the ease of use, it's super simple to set up and navigate with no training required for any members of my team. The UI is very intuitive and self-explanatory, yet offers high quality results. We will be able to offer our clients premium publications at no great difficulty to the company.

Cons

I would like to be able to further categorise the flipbooks so that an entire library can be shared and stored.

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Hi Alkioni, Thanks for your amazing review! We're so happy to hear that our platform can provide you with high quality digital publications and that you had a great customer support experience :) Warmest regards, The Paperturn.com Customer Support Team

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Keith H.

Sports, self-employed

Used monthly for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Paperturn Excellence

Reviewed 4 years ago

We've received excellent feedback from our readers and we have seen a huge increase in our worldwide profile.

Pros

Paperturn provides a quality service for anyone looking to publish their magazines etc online. It's easy to set up and use, with very good customer support. We have recommended its use to other publications, and look forward to a longstanding working relationship with Paperturn. The requirement for easy-to-use online publications is likely to expand dramatically in the future and we are pleased to be one of the first of the football 'fanzine' family to join Paperturn.

Cons

Understanding the full range of options took a while to get to grips with, but the online videos were extremely helpful.

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Hi Keith, Thank you so much for leaving a review. We appreciate your kind words and are happy that you have been receiving great feedback about your magazine from your readers. Warmest regards, The Paperturn.com Customer Support Team

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Ed C.

Financial Services, 51-200 employees

Used monthly for 1-2 years

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Clear, crisp and perfect for showcasing our brochures

Reviewed 4 years ago
Pros

Ease of use Good quality Good value for money

Cons

Genuinely cannot think of any cons with this software!

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Hi Ed, Thank you for your review and your kind words. We're very happy that you're enjoying our platform! Warmest regards, The Paperturn.com Customer Support Team

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Kevin C.

Education Management, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Communication with external stakeholders has never been easier.

Reviewed 4 years ago

I have had great success in all aspects of procurement, set-up, customer service, and support.

Pros

I like the fact that you cqn use any program to create your PDF and then effortlessly upload that file and have it available for the masses.

Cons

If there is ever an auto-update feature that will let you make edits to the parent document and it automatically upload to the paperturn product, the software would be perfect.

Vendor response

Hi Kevin, Thank your for your kind review and feedback. We're pleased to know that you're enjoying our platform and have been able to set up your digital content with ease. Warmest regards, The Paperturn.com Customer Support Team

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Patty C.

Paper & Forest Products, 51-200 employees

Used other for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Keeps you organizaton updated

Reviewed 4 years ago

It basically worked for me to have a digital brochure. Started working with a graphic artist and got frustrated with them as I was doing most of the work anyhow. So Paperturn met my needs.

Pros

The value you receive for the cost. It is one of those items that you set up and forget it. But this is one of those small items/tasks that can have a large impact for your organization.

Cons

Some features are limited and at times to change pictures and verbiage is time consuming.

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Hey Patty, We're glad to hear that Paperturn solves your digital marketing needs :) Thank you for a great review. Warmest regards, - The Paperturn.com Support Team

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Rafael H.

Education Management, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for 1-2 years

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Good quality and easy to use

Reviewed 4 years ago

It has been a very good experience so far (hassle-free).

Pros

The software is easy to set up and use. We like the professional-looking style that the software provides to our brochures. We find very useful the statistics feature. Another positive sign about Paperturn is that many of our customers normally asked about the platform we use for our brochures. We will definitely continue using Paperturn.

Cons

We find difficult to set up the CNAME. It is frustrating even though we have some decent knowledge of the technical side of things.

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Hi Rafael, Thank you for your flattering review. We're glad that our platform can provide you with a hassle-free digital brochure creating experience! Warmest regards, The Paperturn.com Customer Support Team

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John L.

Writing and Editing, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Indispensable for freelancers

Reviewed 4 years ago

I keep my portfolios permanently online to attract new customers for my ghostwriting business. Paperturn's SEO features have been a great help - I can measure the business I've done that I would not have done without it.

Pros

Ease of use Easy embedding SEO Convenient short URLs

Cons

I haven't identified a single thing I'd like that isn't there.

Vendor response

Hi John, Thank you for your lovely review. Your feedback means a great deal to us, and we are glad that we've ticked your boxes in terms of our SEO-friendly features! Warmest regards, The Paperturn.com Customer Support Team

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Lorne C.

Newspapers, 1-10 employees

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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A positive that's come out of the pandemic

Reviewed 4 years ago

Customer service is awesome! The live chat option is very responsive and always extremely helpful.

Pros

First and foremost, we are a community newspaper publishing company. During the coronavirus pandemic we were forced to cease printing our newspaper for the first time in 16 years. Paperturn allowed us to stay in front of our readers and offer our advertisers an affordable option with a digital publication that looked and worked like our traditional print product. Yet, it offered a dynamic element that our subscribers and advertisers really enjoy. We are now printing again but our digital Paperturn product remains a staple and revenue stream. It integrates well to our online platform and we embed it right onto our website.

Cons

I love sharing stories via Paperturn through social media, but we can only afford 3 flipbooks right now. So after 3 weeks worth of publications the links no longer work.

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Hi Lorne, Thank you for your review. It means a lot to us that we've been a help to you during the pandemic. We're glad that our platform could provide you and your readers with a digital publication that still resembled a traditional newspaper. Warmest regards, The Paperturn.com Customer Support Team