Issuu.com - You Are the Publisher

Have you ever wanted to publish your own magazine? This may seem like a wistful dream to many, but Issuu makes it possible. Issuu is a publishing service and community which will help you realize your print dreams.

Here’s how it goes: you upload any PDF file and it will be instantly transformed into an online publication; your creation can then be embedded into your blog or profile using Issuu’s ready to go viewer. Each publication is categorized by type, so you’ve got architecture, fashion, arts, design, tech, fun, sketchbooks, etc. Essentially, upon registering, you can scan or photograph whatever, be it pages from Scientific American or Vogue, or an article you’ve written on chimpanzees, or a photo of your childhood sweetheart, convert it into a PDF and upload it to a site. It can be a hodgepodge of your interests, or it can be dedicated to your most adored writers, designers, photographers, etc. there’s also the requisite social component: users have profiles in which their content is aggregated; there’s also space for commentary, tools for sharing, and friends. Other features include favorites, bookmarks, news feeds, and personal libraries for storing everything.